1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:21,770 --> 00:00:22,146 ♪ Some of them go see and want come mash up me plans ♪ 4 00:00:23,313 --> 00:00:24,231 Sister Nancy is a DJ, and DJ roots 5 00:00:24,231 --> 00:00:27,068 and culture and that cannot change. 6 00:00:27,068 --> 00:00:28,277 I'm not for sale, 7 00:00:28,277 --> 00:00:29,404 you can't buy me. 8 00:00:29,404 --> 00:00:33,407 I don't mix, I don't dilute, I don't blend. 9 00:00:40,414 --> 00:00:43,292 What grabbed me about Sister Nancy 10 00:00:43,292 --> 00:00:45,252 was a clarity in her voice. 11 00:00:45,252 --> 00:00:49,089 Originality. 12 00:00:50,592 --> 00:00:52,092 She just cuts right through. 13 00:00:52,092 --> 00:00:54,762 ♪ Sister Nancy is 1 in 3 million ♪ 14 00:00:55,804 --> 00:00:58,140 ♪ A true dem nuh know it's-a from creation ♪ 15 00:00:58,140 --> 00:00:59,768 ♪ Bam bam ♪ 16 00:00:59,768 --> 00:01:01,435 We go to the local parties 17 00:01:01,435 --> 00:01:03,771 in our neighborhood, and Sister Nancy comes on, 18 00:01:03,771 --> 00:01:04,938 everybody starts screaming. 19 00:01:04,938 --> 00:01:05,940 Sister Nancy! 20 00:01:05,940 --> 00:01:07,484 1 in 3 million! 21 00:01:07,484 --> 00:01:08,777 Sister Nancy! 22 00:01:08,777 --> 00:01:10,779 1 in 3 million! 23 00:01:10,779 --> 00:01:14,115 This one right here is the original pressing, 24 00:01:14,115 --> 00:01:16,658 from Jamaica, of 'One, Two.' 25 00:01:17,118 --> 00:01:18,827 ♪ Nancy born and she grew ♪ 26 00:01:18,827 --> 00:01:20,789 ♪ in a Kingston 6... 6... 6 ♪ 27 00:01:21,997 --> 00:01:23,458 Sister Nancy, 28 00:01:23,458 --> 00:01:27,461 she gave her light to reggae music 29 00:01:27,461 --> 00:01:30,839 because she states real roots. 30 00:01:30,839 --> 00:01:32,008 She raw! 31 00:01:32,008 --> 00:01:34,968 ♪ Bam Bam dilla, me say Bam Bam Bam ♪ 32 00:01:34,968 --> 00:01:38,640 ♪ 'Sey Bam Bam dilla, 'sey Bam Bam Bam ♪ 33 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:39,640 Dancehall had an accent, 34 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:40,682 hip hop had an accent. 35 00:01:40,682 --> 00:01:43,685 And the legacy lives on through 'Bam Bam.' 36 00:01:43,685 --> 00:01:46,146 I respect Sister Nancy 'cause you give us the courage 37 00:01:46,146 --> 00:01:48,149 to keep going. Stay tuned. 38 00:01:48,149 --> 00:01:50,818 ♪ I, Nancy, write the crispest lyrics ♪ 39 00:01:52,361 --> 00:01:55,990 As a DJ, I start playing Sister Nancy. 40 00:01:55,990 --> 00:01:58,201 To some it was like, "What's that?" 41 00:01:58,201 --> 00:02:01,371 ♪ Me born an me grow ina Kingston 6 ♪ 42 00:02:01,371 --> 00:02:03,665 ♪ Nancy write me crispest lyrics ♪ 43 00:02:03,665 --> 00:02:06,875 ♪ When you hear dem nuh sound like a cripsy biscuit ♪ 44 00:02:06,875 --> 00:02:10,004 She come with that song where the people loved 45 00:02:10,004 --> 00:02:12,172 and still love it, and can't stop love. 46 00:02:16,885 --> 00:02:18,846 It's original, Bam Bam has been sampled 47 00:02:18,846 --> 00:02:20,557 over a hundred times. 48 00:02:20,557 --> 00:02:22,350 They can't get enough of it. 49 00:02:22,350 --> 00:02:25,352 But recently was used on 'James Bond,' 50 00:02:25,352 --> 00:02:27,188 Netflix series called 'Ozark,' 51 00:02:27,188 --> 00:02:29,857 went to number one again on iTunes. 52 00:02:30,816 --> 00:02:33,236 Sister Nancy and 'Bam Bam,' 53 00:02:33,236 --> 00:02:35,195 it's in commercials, it's in movies. 54 00:02:35,195 --> 00:02:36,446 It's in TV shows. 55 00:02:36,446 --> 00:02:39,033 So for her, she should have been making millions of dollars. 56 00:02:43,913 --> 00:02:47,875 It's important when you can shine light on pioneers 57 00:02:47,875 --> 00:02:50,211 who have come before you, who have blazed trails, 58 00:02:50,211 --> 00:02:53,046 who have taken music, our music, 59 00:02:53,046 --> 00:02:54,214 to the next level. 60 00:02:54,214 --> 00:02:56,384 ♪ This woman ♪ 61 00:02:56,384 --> 00:02:57,885 ♪ Don't trouble no one ♪ 62 00:02:57,885 --> 00:03:00,889 ♪ I'm a lady and not a man ♪ 63 00:03:00,889 --> 00:03:03,057 She literally is saying, you know, "I'm a woman" 64 00:03:03,057 --> 00:03:05,601 and, and projecting herself onto the scene 65 00:03:05,601 --> 00:03:06,727 that is male-dominated. 66 00:03:06,727 --> 00:03:09,564 ♪ A true dem na know it's from creation ♪ 67 00:03:11,899 --> 00:03:13,985 When you give me that mic, I am ready. 68 00:03:15,111 --> 00:03:17,154 Most special voice, most greatest voice, 69 00:03:17,154 --> 00:03:20,450 most powerful voice any female DJ ever have. 70 00:03:20,450 --> 00:03:21,784 Sister Nancy have that. 71 00:03:24,119 --> 00:03:26,289 Sister Nancy! 72 00:03:26,289 --> 00:03:27,665 ♪ In a Bam Bam dillim ♪ 73 00:03:27,665 --> 00:03:29,625 ♪ Me say Bam Bam Bam Bam ♪ 74 00:03:29,625 --> 00:03:31,127 ♪ Bam Bam Bam Bam ♪ 75 00:03:31,127 --> 00:03:33,046 ♪ What a bam bam ♪ 76 00:03:40,135 --> 00:03:43,223 ♪ Original, originality ♪ 77 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:45,475 ♪ Original, Sister Nancy ♪ 78 00:03:45,475 --> 00:03:46,725 ♪ Tell me who ♪ 79 00:03:46,725 --> 00:03:49,979 ♪ Can run dancehall like me ♪ 80 00:03:49,979 --> 00:03:52,898 ♪ Ya betta tell me who ♪ 81 00:03:52,898 --> 00:03:55,777 ♪ Can run dancehall like me ♪ 82 00:03:55,777 --> 00:03:56,945 ♪ Repeat ♪ 83 00:03:56,945 --> 00:04:00,156 ♪ You see a woman like me be full of decency ♪ 84 00:04:00,156 --> 00:04:02,741 ♪ Me under the guidance of King Sellasie ♪ 85 00:04:02,741 --> 00:04:04,327 ♪ Tell me who ♪ 86 00:04:04,327 --> 00:04:07,162 ♪ Can run dancehall like me ♪ 87 00:04:07,162 --> 00:04:08,289 ♪ Repeat ♪ 88 00:04:08,289 --> 00:04:10,416 ♪ It name original ♪ 89 00:04:12,043 --> 00:04:13,585 ♪ Original ♪ 90 00:04:14,837 --> 00:04:16,464 ♪ Original ♪ 91 00:04:17,673 --> 00:04:20,635 ♪ Original, this is originality ♪ 92 00:04:20,635 --> 00:04:23,512 ♪ Original Sister Nancy ♪ 93 00:04:23,512 --> 00:04:26,474 ♪ Original, originality ♪ 94 00:04:26,474 --> 00:04:29,101 ♪ Original, Sister Nancy ♪ 95 00:04:29,101 --> 00:04:31,813 ♪ Nuff of dem talk bout dem professional ♪ 96 00:04:31,813 --> 00:04:34,481 ♪ When I make a mistake, it's very normal ♪ 97 00:04:34,481 --> 00:04:37,234 ♪ When I take up this mic, it's my signal ♪ 98 00:04:37,234 --> 00:04:40,154 ♪ Dress up fi go a dance, tonight I'm casual ♪ 99 00:04:40,154 --> 00:04:42,698 ♪ I'm the only women dejay ever win a medal ♪ 100 00:04:42,698 --> 00:04:45,368 ♪ Me nah 'fraid of no woman, me nah 'fraid of no man ♪ 101 00:04:45,368 --> 00:04:48,204 ♪ The way copacetic, mi well official ♪ 102 00:04:48,204 --> 00:04:50,832 ♪ Mi write my lyrics like mi write pen pal ♪ 103 00:04:50,832 --> 00:04:53,375 ♪ And only to Jah I remain loyal ♪ 104 00:04:53,375 --> 00:04:54,710 ♪ Original ♪ 105 00:05:11,644 --> 00:05:13,229 I'm just a real woman, 106 00:05:13,229 --> 00:05:15,356 strong black woman, 107 00:05:15,356 --> 00:05:18,609 and a woman who does know what I want out of life. 108 00:05:19,234 --> 00:05:20,695 First, I warm up. 109 00:05:21,570 --> 00:05:23,906 And go hard to get it. 110 00:05:25,366 --> 00:05:26,700 Morning. 111 00:05:27,075 --> 00:05:28,161 Morning. 112 00:05:28,161 --> 00:05:29,829 So I'm comfortable with me. 113 00:05:32,248 --> 00:05:34,082 I was never this big. 114 00:05:34,082 --> 00:05:36,919 Getting older, I know it's best for me to lose the weight. 115 00:05:36,919 --> 00:05:39,589 So I'm doing my best to take some off. 116 00:05:39,589 --> 00:05:41,382 Makes me more flexible, 117 00:05:41,382 --> 00:05:43,926 moveable on the stage and all of that. 118 00:05:43,926 --> 00:05:45,385 Keep the voice right too. 119 00:05:46,887 --> 00:05:47,763 And it feels good. 120 00:05:54,228 --> 00:05:55,270 Bam Bam! 121 00:05:56,563 --> 00:05:57,815 Me nuh worry bout nothing. 122 00:05:57,815 --> 00:05:58,858 That is me. 123 00:05:58,858 --> 00:06:00,943 I don't worry about anything in the world. 124 00:06:00,943 --> 00:06:02,111 I just live. 125 00:06:04,947 --> 00:06:06,991 My hair look good? 126 00:06:06,991 --> 00:06:07,991 It's good! 127 00:06:10,411 --> 00:06:13,289 There's a lot of requests for Sister Nancy 128 00:06:13,289 --> 00:06:14,623 all over the world. 129 00:06:30,097 --> 00:06:31,306 Hello? Yeah. 130 00:06:31,306 --> 00:06:32,433 We're here, we're ready for you. 131 00:06:32,433 --> 00:06:33,767 Call me when you're close to m. 132 00:06:35,435 --> 00:06:36,270 Hey, let me hold it. 133 00:06:36,270 --> 00:06:39,440 Mad, bad, sad. 134 00:06:41,943 --> 00:06:44,195 I travel a lot. I tour a lot. 135 00:06:44,195 --> 00:06:46,572 I'm always out there. 136 00:06:46,572 --> 00:06:50,450 If I'm home for a month, it worries me. 137 00:06:50,450 --> 00:06:52,120 It's normal to me. 138 00:06:57,625 --> 00:06:58,625 So much people write me, 139 00:06:58,625 --> 00:07:00,253 so much people tell me, 140 00:07:00,253 --> 00:07:03,423 "So Nancy, I, I live and breathe your music. 141 00:07:03,423 --> 00:07:05,967 Not only Bam Bam, but all of it. 142 00:07:05,967 --> 00:07:07,969 All the tracks that you have ever done. 143 00:07:07,969 --> 00:07:09,512 We live and breathe them." 144 00:07:09,512 --> 00:07:11,346 Keeps me alive. 145 00:07:11,346 --> 00:07:14,851 The original, Sister Nancy! 146 00:07:16,476 --> 00:07:18,186 Greetings, New York! 147 00:07:23,067 --> 00:07:24,484 This is my work. I love music, 148 00:07:24,484 --> 00:07:26,154 and I have to do music. 149 00:07:26,154 --> 00:07:28,738 I have to do music. 150 00:07:28,738 --> 00:07:31,241 Me born feh do this, me nuh practice this. 151 00:07:31,241 --> 00:07:33,536 I was born to do this. 152 00:07:36,539 --> 00:07:42,837 One, two, three, four, five, six, 153 00:07:42,837 --> 00:07:46,632 seven, eight, nine, ten. 154 00:07:46,632 --> 00:07:49,551 Ready are not, here I come! 155 00:07:49,551 --> 00:07:52,846 When I was a child growing up in Jamaica, 156 00:07:52,846 --> 00:07:54,599 I always do what the guys do. 157 00:07:55,683 --> 00:07:56,517 I'm not gonna get caught! 158 00:07:56,517 --> 00:07:58,019 I'm like a tom boy. 159 00:08:02,022 --> 00:08:04,358 ♪ You canna come catch me ♪ 160 00:08:10,572 --> 00:08:11,823 Me born a ragga muffin. 161 00:08:11,823 --> 00:08:13,075 Me born rough. 162 00:08:15,702 --> 00:08:17,037 Nobody could have keep Nancy. 163 00:08:17,037 --> 00:08:19,623 Nancy just want to be out there all the time. 164 00:08:23,043 --> 00:08:24,336 Where I'm from in Jamaica, 165 00:08:24,336 --> 00:08:25,879 dancehall is always there. 166 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,427 Dancehall is a place that you go to listen, 167 00:08:32,427 --> 00:08:33,387 music. 168 00:08:36,014 --> 00:08:38,892 Sounds from different areas in Jamaica 169 00:08:38,892 --> 00:08:40,228 come and string up on a Friday, 170 00:08:40,228 --> 00:08:41,436 Saturday and Sunday, 171 00:08:41,436 --> 00:08:42,604 and then keep them dance, 172 00:08:42,604 --> 00:08:44,022 and then play the music. 173 00:09:14,929 --> 00:09:17,598 You buy your little roucou soup, 174 00:09:17,598 --> 00:09:19,599 them time dem have curry goat and white rice 175 00:09:19,599 --> 00:09:21,935 and roucou soup. That's all you can get there. 176 00:09:27,233 --> 00:09:29,151 When I was growing up in Jamaica, 177 00:09:29,151 --> 00:09:31,152 I used to live next door to a sound system 178 00:09:31,152 --> 00:09:32,988 called Sir Percy Welterweight. 179 00:09:35,282 --> 00:09:37,118 And on that sound system you had brothers 180 00:09:37,118 --> 00:09:40,870 like Brother U-Roy. 181 00:09:40,870 --> 00:09:42,790 And he was powerful. 182 00:09:44,624 --> 00:09:46,042 Drummer, please! 183 00:09:54,551 --> 00:09:56,012 We used to just sing the songs, 184 00:09:56,012 --> 00:09:58,806 and do a lot of imitation, and talk like them, 185 00:09:58,806 --> 00:10:00,141 and wanted to be like them. 186 00:10:02,935 --> 00:10:05,312 And he will talk from 12, 187 00:10:05,312 --> 00:10:08,482 11, 10 in the night until 6 in the morning. 188 00:10:08,482 --> 00:10:11,652 No stop, non-stop, no move. 189 00:10:11,652 --> 00:10:13,153 And people is just there. 190 00:10:18,408 --> 00:10:19,993 We were hearing music coming outta Jamaica 191 00:10:19,993 --> 00:10:22,830 from Brigadier Jerry. 192 00:10:22,830 --> 00:10:26,416 At that time I didn't know that Nancy was his sister. 193 00:10:29,170 --> 00:10:31,171 ♪ Pack up pon the Brig, you one big supastar ♪ 194 00:10:31,171 --> 00:10:32,506 ♪ Dem say gyal, pack yuh tings ♪ 195 00:10:32,506 --> 00:10:34,591 ♪ And come out of the Brigadier way ♪ 196 00:10:35,968 --> 00:10:37,887 In my opinion, my brother is the greatest DJ 197 00:10:37,887 --> 00:10:39,180 that ever walked on two foot. 198 00:10:39,180 --> 00:10:42,182 ♪ And it don't matter who really care ♪ 199 00:10:42,182 --> 00:10:46,896 ♪ Because every Jamaican is a supastar ♪ 200 00:10:48,189 --> 00:10:50,983 ♪ Oh, we never borrow ♪ 201 00:10:52,526 --> 00:10:54,027 Me a roots and culture DJ. 202 00:10:54,027 --> 00:10:56,530 Me nah mix, me nah dilute roots and culture. 203 00:10:56,530 --> 00:10:58,699 And we don't have a DJ that come out of Jamaica 204 00:10:58,699 --> 00:11:00,493 that never talks like this. 205 00:11:00,493 --> 00:11:02,369 Most of DJ start from slackness, 206 00:11:02,369 --> 00:11:03,079 then them get into culture. 207 00:11:03,079 --> 00:11:04,622 Me, it was straight out culture. 208 00:11:06,706 --> 00:11:09,584 I idolize my older brother. 209 00:11:09,584 --> 00:11:11,211 Mi follow mi brotha everywhere. 210 00:11:11,211 --> 00:11:13,214 I wanted to be like him. 211 00:11:13,214 --> 00:11:16,591 ♪ Jamaica, Jamaica ♪ by Brigadier Jerry 212 00:11:31,565 --> 00:11:33,066 I used to watch a black and white TV 213 00:11:33,066 --> 00:11:35,652 and listen just to hear him come inna the yard. 214 00:11:35,652 --> 00:11:36,653 And when he does come in the yard, 215 00:11:36,653 --> 00:11:38,406 he always go to the bathroom. 216 00:11:38,406 --> 00:11:40,240 Sis, wahgwan, you good? 217 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:41,367 Yeah, I'm doing good. 218 00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:42,575 When he go to the bathroom, 219 00:11:42,575 --> 00:11:45,412 I would go there with my pen and my paper. 220 00:11:45,412 --> 00:11:47,455 Sometime him don't even know that I'm coming. 221 00:11:47,455 --> 00:11:50,417 Him sing in the bathroom, talk in the bathroom. 222 00:11:51,752 --> 00:11:53,753 Write whatever I can get from him, 223 00:11:53,753 --> 00:11:55,089 him nuh know I'm doing it. 224 00:11:55,089 --> 00:11:58,133 ♪ Ain't no stopping Papa Briggy, no way ♪ 225 00:11:58,133 --> 00:12:00,511 ♪ Papa Briggy been riding rubba dub ♪ 226 00:12:00,511 --> 00:12:02,972 ♪ From nine years old ♪ 227 00:12:02,972 --> 00:12:04,431 Sometime I don't get it the perfect way 228 00:12:04,431 --> 00:12:06,307 how him say it, but I get it, 229 00:12:06,307 --> 00:12:09,811 and then I do my best to make it the way I want to make it. 230 00:12:09,811 --> 00:12:12,982 I really follow him. 231 00:12:12,982 --> 00:12:16,277 He's the one who make it all possible for me. 232 00:12:26,161 --> 00:12:27,412 I'm not going to change anything. 233 00:12:27,412 --> 00:12:29,290 I'm going to put my dress on. 234 00:12:29,290 --> 00:12:32,501 I have my bra on, and my panties, and that's it. 235 00:12:32,501 --> 00:12:33,293 Okay. 236 00:12:33,293 --> 00:12:34,628 I'm gonna put my dress on, my shoes 237 00:12:34,628 --> 00:12:35,796 and I'm ready to go. 238 00:12:35,796 --> 00:12:38,089 Okay, then maybe, maybe right to... 239 00:12:42,177 --> 00:12:44,220 Ask grab, take back. 240 00:12:44,220 --> 00:12:45,973 I'm all ready, and I'm go. I'm ready to go. 241 00:12:45,973 --> 00:12:48,142 That's me shoes. Need me shoes on. 242 00:12:50,478 --> 00:12:52,021 Okay, Uber driver's here. 243 00:12:52,021 --> 00:12:53,147 Let's go! 244 00:13:04,325 --> 00:13:05,993 Because you know, I've been up and about, 245 00:13:05,993 --> 00:13:07,703 travelling and all of these things. 246 00:13:07,703 --> 00:13:11,791 You know, I go to Europe in the end of this month, 247 00:13:11,791 --> 00:13:13,666 then I um, I do the last show in, 248 00:13:13,666 --> 00:13:16,461 um, France with Matty on the third. 249 00:13:16,461 --> 00:13:19,381 Then I'll come back, go to Jamaica, 250 00:13:19,381 --> 00:13:21,841 then I come back from Jamaica. 251 00:13:21,841 --> 00:13:27,056 Then I head out back to Europe on, um, in July, 252 00:13:27,056 --> 00:13:29,517 in the beginning of July. 253 00:13:29,517 --> 00:13:32,853 And I come back, and then I go back again in August. 254 00:13:35,147 --> 00:13:37,190 It is good because this is what I'm about. 255 00:13:37,190 --> 00:13:39,026 And I love, I love to work. 256 00:13:39,026 --> 00:13:41,695 This is what I do best - entertaining people. 257 00:13:41,695 --> 00:13:43,321 Yes, I do. 258 00:13:49,869 --> 00:13:51,037 Hello. 259 00:13:52,248 --> 00:13:53,373 Where do I walk? Here? 260 00:13:53,373 --> 00:13:55,542 Yes. How are you? 261 00:13:55,542 --> 00:13:56,543 I'm good. 262 00:13:57,460 --> 00:13:58,796 How are you? Hi. 263 00:13:58,796 --> 00:14:01,047 Hi. Please follow me. 264 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:03,801 Thank you. 265 00:14:03,801 --> 00:14:05,386 Have a seat somewhere here. 266 00:14:08,388 --> 00:14:10,266 Some entertainers like the limelight 267 00:14:10,266 --> 00:14:13,017 and the hype, and the entourage and thing. 268 00:14:13,017 --> 00:14:14,060 I, I'm not like that. 269 00:14:14,060 --> 00:14:17,230 I love to see crowd, but when I perform. 270 00:14:17,230 --> 00:14:18,773 I love being by myself. 271 00:14:20,234 --> 00:14:22,235 I don't have to worry about anyone around me. 272 00:14:24,780 --> 00:14:26,614 I wanna big up all the ladies in the place 273 00:14:26,614 --> 00:14:29,535 right now that know nothing can stop you. 274 00:14:29,535 --> 00:14:31,661 There's nothing you can't do that no one else can't do. 275 00:14:31,661 --> 00:14:33,080 And no one can't tell you what to do, 276 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,291 when to do, or how to do it. 277 00:14:35,291 --> 00:14:37,084 And you see, this artist I'm gonna bring out right now 278 00:14:37,084 --> 00:14:39,586 is a perfect example of somebody like that, 279 00:14:39,586 --> 00:14:42,756 who took her own journey and her own steps 280 00:14:42,756 --> 00:14:45,133 and led the way as a pioneer. 281 00:14:45,133 --> 00:14:48,262 So, Brooklyn, I need y'all to help me welcome 282 00:14:48,262 --> 00:14:52,099 the queen of reggae dancehall music, 283 00:14:52,099 --> 00:14:53,934 from Kingston, Jamaica, 284 00:14:53,934 --> 00:14:58,605 Original Muma, Muma, Muma Nancy! 285 00:15:00,773 --> 00:15:04,485 Greetings, Brooklyn, salut. 286 00:15:04,485 --> 00:15:05,988 ♪ In the east ♪ 287 00:15:05,988 --> 00:15:07,113 ♪ In a west ♪ 288 00:15:10,783 --> 00:15:12,911 ♪ Sister Nancy is the best ♪ 289 00:15:12,911 --> 00:15:15,623 ♪ Or did he really eat enough ♪ 290 00:15:15,623 --> 00:15:17,666 ♪ I am your ram dance daughter ♪ 291 00:15:17,666 --> 00:15:20,209 ♪ Sister Nancy come clean in America ♪ 292 00:15:20,209 --> 00:15:21,795 ♪ Yes ♪ 293 00:15:21,795 --> 00:15:23,671 ♪ The ram dance daughter ♪ 294 00:15:23,671 --> 00:15:25,799 ♪ Tell Muma that it on fire ♪ 295 00:15:33,931 --> 00:15:36,142 Originality. 296 00:15:36,142 --> 00:15:38,519 Can't change for love nor money. 297 00:15:38,519 --> 00:15:39,812 Let me hear it for Brigadier Jerry, 298 00:15:39,812 --> 00:15:40,855 in the whole world, he's my brother. 299 00:15:40,855 --> 00:15:42,733 Love you like how God love Moses. 300 00:15:59,624 --> 00:16:02,085 I started my career on a sound system. 301 00:16:02,085 --> 00:16:05,506 DJ Pon Di Mic, that's where I took it to the dancehall. 302 00:16:10,719 --> 00:16:12,304 She was in the dancehall space. 303 00:16:12,304 --> 00:16:13,097 Yes. 304 00:16:13,097 --> 00:16:14,889 The space. - Dominated by you men. 305 00:16:14,889 --> 00:16:15,599 Yeah! 306 00:16:21,062 --> 00:16:22,772 When she was coming up and standing beside 307 00:16:22,772 --> 00:16:24,691 her brother them, and, and all these men 308 00:16:24,691 --> 00:16:25,734 around the sound system, 309 00:16:25,734 --> 00:16:27,527 and when she come in and hold the mic, 310 00:16:27,527 --> 00:16:28,903 and ah say, "Yeah," you know what I mean? 311 00:16:28,903 --> 00:16:31,864 Like that is it, you know, that's what, 312 00:16:31,864 --> 00:16:35,661 that's what being empowered by who you are is, 313 00:16:35,661 --> 00:16:37,370 you know what I mean? You own the space. 314 00:16:53,387 --> 00:16:54,429 You got guys who tell me 315 00:16:54,429 --> 00:16:56,849 that to put the mic down. 316 00:16:56,849 --> 00:16:58,809 Some of them tell me I sound like a mice, 317 00:16:58,809 --> 00:17:00,394 like I like a likkle rat. 318 00:17:00,394 --> 00:17:02,186 Some say um, "Try a little mor. 319 00:17:02,186 --> 00:17:04,772 Okay. You nuh sound good right now." 320 00:17:04,772 --> 00:17:06,942 Women DJs in dancehall culture, 321 00:17:06,942 --> 00:17:09,235 for a woman to get on the mic, 322 00:17:09,235 --> 00:17:11,405 it was a very difficult journe. 323 00:17:19,245 --> 00:17:21,706 And so the women who breached these barriers 324 00:17:21,706 --> 00:17:24,417 did so against many social structures. 325 00:17:24,417 --> 00:17:25,918 They were very brave. 326 00:17:28,088 --> 00:17:30,339 We all know Sister Nancy is the pioneer 327 00:17:30,339 --> 00:17:31,925 of dancehall itself, period, 328 00:17:31,925 --> 00:17:35,637 in terms of a female grabbing the mic and toasting. 329 00:17:35,637 --> 00:17:38,098 She brought confidence that a woman needed 330 00:17:38,098 --> 00:17:40,641 to stand on stage and stand firm. 331 00:17:40,641 --> 00:17:42,269 Sister Nancy really set the pace. 332 00:17:51,820 --> 00:17:54,071 When I started, there was one female DJ 333 00:17:54,071 --> 00:17:56,783 before me that was, um, Mama Liza. 334 00:17:56,783 --> 00:17:58,827 Mama Liza and Kojak. 335 00:17:58,827 --> 00:18:00,287 They were recording together. 336 00:18:00,287 --> 00:18:04,291 I was the one who come out by myself 337 00:18:04,291 --> 00:18:07,794 and, and make it, um, popular, make it big, 338 00:18:07,794 --> 00:18:08,753 inna de dancehall. 339 00:18:10,129 --> 00:18:12,632 I began to make a name for myself, 340 00:18:12,632 --> 00:18:15,260 and it start buzzing, "Brigadier likkle sister," 341 00:18:15,260 --> 00:18:17,804 everybody, "Briggy likkle sister." 342 00:18:17,804 --> 00:18:20,349 I really build up a likkle thing for myself. 343 00:18:22,643 --> 00:18:25,145 Often times you heard about the brothers doing that. 344 00:18:25,145 --> 00:18:28,397 You know, rubbing shoulders and working together. 345 00:18:28,397 --> 00:18:31,193 There's not a lot of women that can ride 346 00:18:31,193 --> 00:18:33,278 with them three, four hours straight. 347 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,372 Nancy's a rough house, 348 00:18:44,372 --> 00:18:46,500 hardcore, 349 00:18:46,500 --> 00:18:48,210 and she love music, 350 00:18:48,210 --> 00:18:50,003 and she was born to do music. 351 00:19:00,347 --> 00:19:02,683 Sister Nancy was a breath of fresh air. 352 00:19:02,683 --> 00:19:05,351 Her voice was so beautiful. 353 00:19:05,351 --> 00:19:09,356 Being a female was very unusual to, to be rapping 354 00:19:09,356 --> 00:19:12,317 because it was all about the men's voice. 355 00:19:12,317 --> 00:19:16,070 So hearing Sister's Nancy's voice was very unique. 356 00:19:16,070 --> 00:19:18,698 She had a very powerful voice. 357 00:19:18,698 --> 00:19:20,533 And it was an exciting time. 358 00:19:28,041 --> 00:19:30,377 Being so bad, I always run away from home. 359 00:19:32,503 --> 00:19:35,339 That's where I meet General Echo. 360 00:19:35,339 --> 00:19:41,554 ♪ Arleen ah mussi dream, yuh deh dream ♪ 361 00:19:41,554 --> 00:19:42,930 So I go with them couple times, 362 00:19:42,930 --> 00:19:44,891 and they will gimme the mic a one and two time, 363 00:19:44,891 --> 00:19:47,435 and I, I shout out, and the DJ that night, 364 00:19:47,435 --> 00:19:48,645 and him like me. 365 00:19:48,645 --> 00:19:52,608 Introducing tonight on the baddest sensations on the road, 366 00:19:52,608 --> 00:19:55,860 Sister Nancy! Come on, Sister Nancy. 367 00:19:58,614 --> 00:20:00,573 Echo told me that he wanted me 368 00:20:00,573 --> 00:20:02,074 to meet Winston Riley. 369 00:20:02,074 --> 00:20:04,203 ♪ Ring the Alarm ♪ by Winston Riley 370 00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:06,288 ♪ And not a sound is dying ♪ 371 00:20:06,288 --> 00:20:09,166 ♪ Whoa, hey ♪ 372 00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:10,500 Him was a business man, 373 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:12,252 him know the music business to a T. 374 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:17,340 ♪ Some sound sound like a big drum pan ♪ 375 00:20:17,340 --> 00:20:19,509 Winston Riley, he was so much a part 376 00:20:19,509 --> 00:20:21,720 of Kingston, and the music scene 377 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,097 back in the sixties and seventies. 378 00:20:25,307 --> 00:20:29,477 First as an artist, as part of the group, the Techniques, 379 00:20:29,477 --> 00:20:31,103 a popular harmony group 380 00:20:31,103 --> 00:20:33,648 during Jamaica's Rock Steady era. 381 00:20:33,648 --> 00:20:35,274 Many hit songs. 382 00:20:35,274 --> 00:20:38,278 ♪ Travelling Man ♪ by The Techniques 383 00:20:41,615 --> 00:20:44,493 ♪ I don't want to be ♪ 384 00:20:44,493 --> 00:20:48,120 ♪ A travelling man ♪ 385 00:20:48,120 --> 00:20:50,165 From that, he made that transition 386 00:20:50,165 --> 00:20:52,751 into a very successful produce. 387 00:20:53,627 --> 00:20:54,794 General Echo took me 388 00:20:54,794 --> 00:20:56,420 to Techniques Record Shop, 389 00:20:56,420 --> 00:20:58,506 and I met Winston Riley there. 390 00:20:58,506 --> 00:21:00,425 And mi haffi audition fi him right there. 391 00:21:00,425 --> 00:21:01,342 And him like me. 392 00:21:03,136 --> 00:21:04,512 He took me to Channel 1 , 393 00:21:04,512 --> 00:21:06,098 and we record 'Papa Dean.' 394 00:21:06,098 --> 00:21:09,350 ♪ Papa Dean ♪ by Sister Nancy 395 00:21:13,522 --> 00:21:15,147 I wrote that through myself. 396 00:21:15,147 --> 00:21:17,818 Of course you're nervous. Come on. 397 00:21:17,818 --> 00:21:19,903 If you've never been to a recording studio, 398 00:21:19,903 --> 00:21:22,656 and you see all these men. 399 00:21:22,656 --> 00:21:24,699 These giant men who've been there 400 00:21:24,699 --> 00:21:26,118 long before your time. 401 00:21:26,118 --> 00:21:27,327 So I was very nervous. 402 00:21:27,327 --> 00:21:30,664 But after a while it, it just come natural, 403 00:21:30,664 --> 00:21:31,872 being there, you know. 404 00:21:31,872 --> 00:21:35,377 ♪ Papa Dean ♪ by Sister Nancy 405 00:21:35,377 --> 00:21:38,504 ♪ Papa Dean wan fi give me sardine ♪ 406 00:21:38,504 --> 00:21:42,301 ♪ Papa Dean wan fi give me butterbean ♪ 407 00:21:42,301 --> 00:21:45,512 I just want to hear my voice on the radio. 408 00:21:47,973 --> 00:21:49,057 I remember the first time 409 00:21:49,057 --> 00:21:51,726 I hear it play on the radio. 410 00:21:51,726 --> 00:21:54,021 We call them transistor radios, and thing. 411 00:22:04,031 --> 00:22:06,532 The whole place have it pon him radio. 412 00:22:06,532 --> 00:22:08,534 "You Nancy deh? You Nancy deh?" 413 00:22:08,534 --> 00:22:11,370 Yep. It was me. 414 00:22:11,370 --> 00:22:12,872 That's all I wanted to hear. 415 00:22:14,582 --> 00:22:15,625 It was a joy, 416 00:22:15,625 --> 00:22:17,461 and nobody couldn't talk to me after that. 417 00:22:17,461 --> 00:22:19,003 That is Sister Nancy there. 418 00:22:19,003 --> 00:22:21,464 That's where I start my name right there. 419 00:22:21,464 --> 00:22:24,842 I can remember that so clearly. 420 00:22:24,842 --> 00:22:28,096 ♪ Money Can't Buy Love ♪ by Sister Nancy 421 00:22:28,096 --> 00:22:30,557 And I did 'Money Can't Buy Love,' 422 00:22:30,557 --> 00:22:31,390 'Proud a We.' 423 00:22:31,390 --> 00:22:33,435 ♪ Proud a We ♪ by Sister Nancy 424 00:22:33,435 --> 00:22:36,605 ♪ Special dedication to you ♪ 425 00:22:36,605 --> 00:22:40,233 ♪ This one dedicated to you, to you ♪ 426 00:22:40,233 --> 00:22:41,776 And 'Transport Connection.' 427 00:22:41,776 --> 00:22:42,735 ♪ Transport Connection ♪ by Sister Nancy 428 00:22:42,735 --> 00:22:44,862 ♪ Ting called a transport connection ♪ 429 00:22:44,862 --> 00:22:46,740 ♪ Originated by I, Sister Nancy ♪ 430 00:22:46,740 --> 00:22:47,948 ♪ From the uptown city ♪ 431 00:22:47,948 --> 00:22:49,743 ♪ From the southern passing, do it, ya know ♪ 432 00:22:50,243 --> 00:22:52,037 And then I did 'One, Two.' 433 00:22:52,037 --> 00:22:53,746 ♪ One, Two ♪ by Sister Nancy 434 00:22:53,746 --> 00:22:55,331 ♪ Nancy make a little plan ♪ 435 00:22:55,331 --> 00:22:57,250 ♪ A mi say two, I tell, no bother... ♪ 436 00:22:57,250 --> 00:23:00,920 I did that five tune for him, singles. 437 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,548 'One, Two' was so big and great in Jamaica. 438 00:23:03,548 --> 00:23:05,591 'One, Two' take off, global. 439 00:23:05,591 --> 00:23:08,720 ♪ A mi say five, I tell you if you slip, you will slide ♪ 440 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:12,099 ♪ A mi say six, a mi name Sister Nancy ♪ 441 00:23:12,099 --> 00:23:15,476 ♪ A mi say seven, but every man wan go a heaven ♪ 442 00:23:15,476 --> 00:23:18,772 ♪ A mi say eight, I tell you, Nancy lay dem down straight ♪ 443 00:23:18,772 --> 00:23:20,898 ♪ A mi say nine, Jah man... ♪ 444 00:23:20,898 --> 00:23:22,567 And I started to travel all around the world 445 00:23:22,567 --> 00:23:25,278 because of 'One, Two.' 446 00:23:25,278 --> 00:23:26,612 I went to Grand Cayman first. 447 00:23:26,612 --> 00:23:29,407 That's the first place I ever leave Jamaica to. 448 00:23:31,408 --> 00:23:33,787 And I went to England, 449 00:23:34,788 --> 00:23:36,790 and I went to Canada. 450 00:23:37,290 --> 00:23:38,875 Sister Nancy, live and direct 451 00:23:38,875 --> 00:23:40,460 from Yard, you know. 452 00:23:40,460 --> 00:23:42,003 Hope everyone have a Merry Christmas, 453 00:23:42,003 --> 00:23:44,673 and I hope you have a Merry-Happy New Year, ya seen? 454 00:23:54,140 --> 00:23:55,809 ♪ You too greedy ♪ 455 00:23:55,809 --> 00:23:59,771 ♪ You must learn to satisfy ♪ 456 00:23:59,771 --> 00:24:01,897 ♪ Say you too greedy ♪ 457 00:24:01,897 --> 00:24:04,818 It's the old reggae quarterly magazines 458 00:24:04,818 --> 00:24:09,781 that were all done between '82 and '88 I think. 459 00:24:09,781 --> 00:24:16,163 And I'm looking for the Sister Nancy. 460 00:24:16,163 --> 00:24:18,790 What? I just found an ad for your radio show. 461 00:24:18,790 --> 00:24:20,708 Look, 'Reggae Showcase.' 462 00:24:20,708 --> 00:24:22,293 Yeah, I don't think I paid you for that. 463 00:24:24,713 --> 00:24:26,005 There's Nancy. 464 00:24:26,005 --> 00:24:27,006 Yeah, so there's Nancy 465 00:24:27,006 --> 00:24:28,884 sitting on the wicker chair. 466 00:24:28,884 --> 00:24:30,176 Yeah, in our apartment. 467 00:24:30,176 --> 00:24:31,343 That would've been before we went, 468 00:24:31,343 --> 00:24:34,263 just before we went to the radio station. 469 00:24:34,263 --> 00:24:35,514 What happened to that chair? 470 00:24:35,514 --> 00:24:37,559 Oh, we threw it out. It fell apart. 471 00:24:38,685 --> 00:24:40,227 The first time she came to Canada 472 00:24:40,227 --> 00:24:43,272 in 1982, 473 00:24:43,272 --> 00:24:45,692 and it was just such a thrill to walk in, 474 00:24:45,692 --> 00:24:47,026 into the apartment with her. 475 00:24:47,026 --> 00:24:48,861 Wow. Nancy's here. 476 00:24:48,861 --> 00:24:52,157 And this is when we did the formal interview, 477 00:24:52,157 --> 00:24:53,699 obviously pretty informal. 478 00:24:55,327 --> 00:24:57,244 And that is Beth's Walkman, 479 00:24:57,244 --> 00:24:59,705 and there's Nancy, just, just relaxed. 480 00:24:59,705 --> 00:25:02,041 Yeah, that was me taping the interview. 481 00:25:06,295 --> 00:25:08,173 It was just so nice to have a woman 482 00:25:08,173 --> 00:25:10,090 to talk to for a change. It was all men. 483 00:25:10,090 --> 00:25:11,426 It was all male attitudes. 484 00:25:11,426 --> 00:25:13,845 And then to have Nancy there was, yes. 485 00:25:17,599 --> 00:25:21,520 And these are my black and white negatives. 486 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,063 And this was the, the negatives. 487 00:25:24,063 --> 00:25:25,982 This you can see, you can probably find 488 00:25:25,982 --> 00:25:27,609 the picture of you and-- 489 00:25:27,609 --> 00:25:28,318 Oh the-- 490 00:25:28,318 --> 00:25:30,904 And Nancy in here somewhere. 491 00:25:30,904 --> 00:25:34,073 There it is. There's you and Nancy right there. 492 00:25:34,073 --> 00:25:36,408 Yeah. No, that's, I look pretty happy. 493 00:25:36,408 --> 00:25:37,953 Yes, you, you did. 494 00:25:40,914 --> 00:25:45,126 Oh, here's a few of the prints of Nancy from that. 495 00:25:45,126 --> 00:25:47,878 This was when we interviewed her. 496 00:25:47,878 --> 00:25:49,297 See how young she looks too, right? 497 00:25:49,297 --> 00:25:50,339 I know. 498 00:25:53,426 --> 00:25:55,887 So, you know, we sort of talked about the interview, 499 00:25:55,887 --> 00:25:57,763 and said, "You mind doing a little bit live 500 00:25:57,763 --> 00:25:58,974 on the mic maybe?" 501 00:25:58,974 --> 00:26:00,766 So we just started and just kept going, 502 00:26:00,766 --> 00:26:05,146 and it was like a dancehall session on the air. 503 00:26:05,146 --> 00:26:06,272 Good evening, 504 00:26:06,272 --> 00:26:08,274 you're listening to Reggae Showcase on CKLN FM. 505 00:26:08,274 --> 00:26:09,900 I'm D. Kingston. I'll be here for an hour 506 00:26:09,900 --> 00:26:11,319 with a bit of a Christmas trea. 507 00:26:11,319 --> 00:26:13,612 Tonight we've got live from Jamaica, Sister Nancy, 508 00:26:13,612 --> 00:26:15,948 who's gonna be riding some rhythms later on in the show. 509 00:26:15,948 --> 00:26:17,576 The man called David in the studio. 510 00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:21,120 And I, Sister Nancy, the pastor hear slightly, you know. 511 00:26:21,120 --> 00:26:23,164 Greetings, once again. 512 00:26:28,837 --> 00:26:31,839 ♪ 'Cause at di age of 15, mi wicked and wild ♪ 513 00:26:31,839 --> 00:26:34,676 ♪ At the age of 18 me well versatile ♪ 514 00:26:34,676 --> 00:26:37,553 ♪ Now the age of 20 and a cold profile ♪ 515 00:26:37,553 --> 00:26:39,848 ♪ And me a do it in a cold profile ♪ 516 00:26:39,848 --> 00:26:42,641 ♪ A runaway, I tell ya, better stop your running wild ♪ 517 00:27:02,369 --> 00:27:04,455 Just looking to put in some more work, 518 00:27:04,455 --> 00:27:06,832 you know, not excluding recording. 519 00:27:15,550 --> 00:27:17,510 I'm going to the recording studio 520 00:27:17,510 --> 00:27:20,722 to do a couple of dub plates here in Georgia today. 521 00:27:20,722 --> 00:27:22,514 Make some extra money, bonus, 522 00:27:22,514 --> 00:27:23,891 that's where I'm going. yeah. 523 00:27:24,809 --> 00:27:25,851 Hi! 524 00:27:27,020 --> 00:27:28,812 As long as I'm paid for my work, 525 00:27:28,812 --> 00:27:31,232 I'm gonna work. That's me. 526 00:27:31,232 --> 00:27:32,233 Hi, I'm Rik. 527 00:27:32,233 --> 00:27:33,568 Greetings, listen. 528 00:27:33,568 --> 00:27:35,986 You meet a person, and a person like 529 00:27:35,986 --> 00:27:38,447 how you sound, and them have interest 530 00:27:38,447 --> 00:27:40,032 in recording you, or whatever. 531 00:27:40,032 --> 00:27:42,327 It's just a simple thing becaue you're doing something 532 00:27:42,327 --> 00:27:44,370 for them and they're doing something for you. 533 00:27:44,370 --> 00:27:45,871 And them need you more than where you need them 534 00:27:45,871 --> 00:27:47,374 because you have the voice. 535 00:27:48,750 --> 00:27:49,833 That's Kareem? 536 00:27:51,378 --> 00:27:52,212 That's Kareem. 537 00:27:52,212 --> 00:27:53,879 Okay. 538 00:27:53,879 --> 00:27:55,548 Most soundmen, 539 00:27:55,548 --> 00:27:57,759 when dem call Sister Nancy for dub plates, 540 00:27:57,759 --> 00:28:01,553 they want you to sing for them sound. 541 00:28:01,553 --> 00:28:02,763 I do my things straight. 542 00:28:02,763 --> 00:28:05,224 One take, one take and I'm done. 543 00:28:08,435 --> 00:28:10,897 Check. Mic check. 544 00:28:10,897 --> 00:28:12,941 Microphone check, one, two. 545 00:28:12,941 --> 00:28:13,899 Level. 546 00:28:15,068 --> 00:28:16,403 Level. 547 00:28:17,111 --> 00:28:18,237 Level. 548 00:28:20,572 --> 00:28:22,992 I am a very good DJ of my craft. 549 00:28:22,992 --> 00:28:25,244 Me a do et long time, so mi know weh mi a do. 550 00:28:25,744 --> 00:28:27,080 Try it now. 551 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:28,247 And nothing is supposed to be hard for me 552 00:28:28,247 --> 00:28:29,456 'cause it's music. 553 00:28:29,456 --> 00:28:32,085 What a Bam Bam! 554 00:28:32,085 --> 00:28:34,670 Seh what a Bam Bam. 555 00:28:34,670 --> 00:28:36,297 Bam, dilla-dilla-dilla-dilla 556 00:28:36,297 --> 00:28:39,134 dilla-dilla-dilla- dilla-dilla-dilla. 557 00:28:39,134 --> 00:28:40,885 Bam Bam Bam! 558 00:28:40,885 --> 00:28:41,761 ♪ Repeat! ♪ 559 00:28:41,761 --> 00:28:45,932 ♪ I born and me grow inna Kingston 6 ♪ 560 00:28:45,932 --> 00:28:48,393 ♪ Nancy write the crispest lyrics ♪ 561 00:28:48,393 --> 00:28:51,687 ♪ When you hear dem nuh sound like a cripsy biscuit ♪ 562 00:28:57,151 --> 00:28:57,944 Whoa! 563 00:28:57,944 --> 00:28:59,279 Peace in the house, hear, sir? 564 00:28:59,279 --> 00:29:00,320 Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Blessed love. 565 00:29:11,416 --> 00:29:12,751 When I came back from Canada, 566 00:29:12,751 --> 00:29:14,085 I went back home. 567 00:29:14,085 --> 00:29:16,420 Winston Riley come check me, and him tell me that, 568 00:29:16,420 --> 00:29:18,589 "Nancy, you need to do a 'One, Two' album 569 00:29:18,589 --> 00:29:20,675 because the 45 did so good." 570 00:29:20,675 --> 00:29:22,385 Him tell me that him woulda record me, 571 00:29:22,385 --> 00:29:23,802 the, the Friday evening. 572 00:29:29,934 --> 00:29:33,187 ♪ Said my name is Nancy, I talk with dignity ♪ 573 00:29:33,187 --> 00:29:36,483 ♪ My name is Nancy, I talk with dignity ♪ 574 00:29:36,483 --> 00:29:39,526 ♪ And anywhere mi go me people say mi ready ♪ 575 00:29:39,526 --> 00:29:41,654 I did nine tracks of the album. 576 00:29:41,654 --> 00:29:43,822 I had one left. 577 00:29:43,822 --> 00:29:45,992 I didn't have any more music to finish the album. 578 00:29:45,992 --> 00:29:48,118 I run out of lyrics. 579 00:29:48,118 --> 00:29:50,163 At the time I was working with Yellowman. 580 00:29:50,163 --> 00:29:51,371 ♪ Zungguzungguguzungguzeng ♪ by Yellowman 581 00:29:51,371 --> 00:29:57,337 ♪ Yes, yes, I just want it ah the best ♪ 582 00:29:57,337 --> 00:29:59,505 That day when I followed Yellowman 583 00:29:59,505 --> 00:30:03,967 to Harry J's studio, he did a track named 'Bam Bam.' 584 00:30:03,967 --> 00:30:05,887 ♪ Bam Bam ♪ by Yellowman 585 00:30:05,887 --> 00:30:12,268 ♪ Bam bam dilla bam bam ♪ 586 00:30:12,268 --> 00:30:14,937 ♪ This man ♪ 587 00:30:14,937 --> 00:30:17,523 ♪ Don't trouble no one ♪ 588 00:30:17,523 --> 00:30:20,025 ♪ My name is Yellowman ♪ 589 00:30:20,025 --> 00:30:21,026 We get the 'Bam Bam' 590 00:30:21,026 --> 00:30:22,529 from Toots and the Maytals 591 00:30:22,529 --> 00:30:25,197 because, you know, Toots did it originally. 592 00:30:25,197 --> 00:30:27,199 ♪ Bam Bam ♪ by Toots and the Maytals 593 00:30:27,199 --> 00:30:30,078 ♪ What a Bam Bam ♪ 594 00:30:30,078 --> 00:30:37,377 ♪ I-I-I-I ♪ 595 00:30:37,377 --> 00:30:39,044 ♪ I want you to know ♪ 596 00:30:39,044 --> 00:30:40,922 ♪ That I am the man ♪ 597 00:30:40,922 --> 00:30:43,174 ♪ Who fights for the right ♪ 598 00:30:43,174 --> 00:30:46,970 ♪ Not for the wrong ♪ 599 00:30:46,970 --> 00:30:48,721 Frederick Hibberts, 600 00:30:48,721 --> 00:30:50,389 Toots and the Maytals, 601 00:30:50,389 --> 00:30:54,644 back then in 1966 when he recorded 'Bam Bam.' 602 00:30:54,644 --> 00:30:58,397 ♪ So you will find out the man ♪ 603 00:30:58,397 --> 00:31:01,067 ♪ I'm supposed to be ♪ 604 00:31:01,067 --> 00:31:03,151 He's singing that he's a humble little man, 605 00:31:03,151 --> 00:31:04,570 he doesn't trouble anyone. 606 00:31:04,570 --> 00:31:06,739 ♪ No, this man ♪ 607 00:31:09,117 --> 00:31:12,078 ♪ Don't trouble no man ♪ 608 00:31:12,078 --> 00:31:14,705 But if you should trouble this humble little man, 609 00:31:14,705 --> 00:31:16,791 it will be a Bam Bam. 610 00:31:16,791 --> 00:31:18,751 So we don't know what that mean, you know. 611 00:31:18,751 --> 00:31:21,920 ♪ But if you will trouble this man ♪ 612 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:23,923 ♪ It will be a bam bam ♪ 613 00:31:23,923 --> 00:31:27,510 ♪ Bam bam bam bam bam bam ♪ 614 00:31:27,510 --> 00:31:31,222 I'm no walk over, so don't test me. 615 00:31:31,222 --> 00:31:33,140 If you come, 616 00:31:33,140 --> 00:31:35,225 it going be Bam Bam. 617 00:31:35,225 --> 00:31:38,103 So you can interpret Bam Bam to be how Muhammed Ali 618 00:31:38,103 --> 00:31:40,772 used to knock out with them guys, Bam Bam. 619 00:31:40,772 --> 00:31:43,275 Or you can interpret it how Viv Richards 620 00:31:43,275 --> 00:31:46,236 used to lick the ball them, Bam Bam. 621 00:31:46,236 --> 00:31:48,740 Or you can interpret it how people go 622 00:31:48,740 --> 00:31:51,618 and fight each other, Bam Bam. 623 00:31:51,618 --> 00:31:53,453 I don't know what Toots meant. 624 00:31:54,787 --> 00:31:56,330 And I called Winston Riley from the studio 625 00:31:56,330 --> 00:31:58,625 and I say, "Mi wan finish the album today." 626 00:32:00,292 --> 00:32:01,628 "Weh you ah go put pon it today?" 627 00:32:01,628 --> 00:32:02,962 Mi tell him say, "Mi ah go do a 'Bam Bam' 628 00:32:02,962 --> 00:32:04,672 'cause mi deh ah the studio with Yellowman, 629 00:32:04,672 --> 00:32:05,839 and Yellowman do a 'Bam Bam,' 630 00:32:05,839 --> 00:32:08,467 and mi wan do a 'Bam Bam.'" 631 00:32:11,012 --> 00:32:13,013 The Sister Nancy 'Bam Bam' record, 632 00:32:13,013 --> 00:32:14,682 my father used to play a lot on, 633 00:32:14,682 --> 00:32:17,310 he had the 45, and I used to always ask him 634 00:32:17,310 --> 00:32:19,311 to play that one with the horn 635 00:32:19,311 --> 00:32:20,772 'cause it started off with the horn. 636 00:32:35,703 --> 00:32:37,538 She goes into the studio. 637 00:32:37,538 --> 00:32:39,374 Sometimes you just don't have a lyric, 638 00:32:39,374 --> 00:32:42,542 and you just improvise. 639 00:32:42,542 --> 00:32:44,503 She elaborates on that classic. 640 00:32:45,879 --> 00:32:47,839 I was there with Winston. 641 00:32:47,839 --> 00:32:50,217 I never write it, or anything. 642 00:32:50,217 --> 00:32:52,928 'Bam Bam' is such an iconic song. 643 00:32:52,928 --> 00:32:56,808 It just feels like it was a one-take situation. 644 00:32:57,684 --> 00:33:00,727 And it was like you were getting a moment 645 00:33:00,727 --> 00:33:05,023 that was so authentic, and so true to her. 646 00:33:05,524 --> 00:33:08,403 ♪ I say one thing Nancy cyaan understand ♪ 647 00:33:08,403 --> 00:33:11,030 One ting Nancy can't understand. 648 00:33:11,030 --> 00:33:13,573 Wah mek them want talk bout mi ambition. 649 00:33:13,573 --> 00:33:16,703 Come on. She's like, 650 00:33:16,703 --> 00:33:17,869 "Why you judging me as a woman? 651 00:33:17,869 --> 00:33:19,455 Come on, I can do this." 652 00:33:20,497 --> 00:33:23,001 ♪ Some a dem a ask me where mi get it from ♪ 653 00:33:23,001 --> 00:33:25,878 A true dem nuh know it's-a fram creation. 654 00:33:25,878 --> 00:33:28,464 A true dem nuh know it's-a fram creation. 655 00:33:28,464 --> 00:33:29,381 Bam Bam. 656 00:33:30,925 --> 00:33:32,260 Bam Bam mean you attack man. 657 00:33:32,260 --> 00:33:34,428 It's an attack. Just attack. 658 00:33:34,428 --> 00:33:37,264 Me ah come, I am coming. 659 00:33:37,264 --> 00:33:39,934 Whether you like me, yes or not, it's just me. 660 00:33:39,934 --> 00:33:41,269 And if you can listen to the lyrics, 661 00:33:41,269 --> 00:33:43,311 you see the lyrics, it's just based upon me. 662 00:33:44,563 --> 00:33:48,734 ♪ This woman never trouble no one ♪ 663 00:33:48,734 --> 00:33:51,070 ♪ I'm a lady, I'm not a man ♪ 664 00:33:51,070 --> 00:33:54,031 ♪ And MC is my ambition ♪ 665 00:33:54,031 --> 00:33:56,951 ♪ I come fi nice up Jamaica ♪ 666 00:33:56,951 --> 00:33:59,078 ♪ So Bam Bam ♪ 667 00:33:59,078 --> 00:34:00,371 When I start to DJ, 668 00:34:00,371 --> 00:34:01,748 a lot of people said I didn't sound good, 669 00:34:01,748 --> 00:34:02,831 but I didn't care. 670 00:34:02,831 --> 00:34:04,125 So I said, this woman don't trouble no one, 671 00:34:04,125 --> 00:34:05,793 I'm a lady, I'm not a man. 672 00:34:05,793 --> 00:34:07,462 MC is my ambition. Me ah go come nice 673 00:34:07,462 --> 00:34:10,422 up our nation, nice up Jamaica. 674 00:34:10,922 --> 00:34:11,924 Ey! 675 00:34:12,424 --> 00:34:13,592 Ey! 676 00:34:14,427 --> 00:34:16,929 Come nuh, come. 677 00:34:18,014 --> 00:34:20,098 Me was born here. Come. 678 00:34:23,603 --> 00:34:26,272 I, Nancy, write the crispest lyrics. 679 00:34:26,272 --> 00:34:29,107 When you hear dem nuh sound like a crispy biscuit. 680 00:34:29,107 --> 00:34:32,027 You come ah dancehall, so me seh well well slick. 681 00:34:32,027 --> 00:34:33,987 So Bam Bam. 682 00:34:33,987 --> 00:34:35,281 Born and raised in a Kingston 6, 683 00:34:35,281 --> 00:34:36,449 that's where I was born. 684 00:34:37,574 --> 00:34:40,411 This is my yard. This is where I was born and grow. 685 00:34:40,411 --> 00:34:41,953 I was born in this room. 686 00:34:43,956 --> 00:34:45,290 My mother has seven children. 687 00:34:45,290 --> 00:34:49,628 I am the second to last one out of the seven. 688 00:34:49,628 --> 00:34:51,922 And my house was a church because my father 689 00:34:51,922 --> 00:34:54,049 is a religious person. 690 00:34:54,634 --> 00:34:56,219 I was born right here. Okay? 691 00:34:56,219 --> 00:34:57,929 I was born right in here. 692 00:34:57,929 --> 00:35:01,139 And we live with my father and my mother. 693 00:35:01,139 --> 00:35:04,518 Knowing my mother working as a teacher, 694 00:35:04,518 --> 00:35:08,313 and she was also a bus driver. 695 00:35:08,313 --> 00:35:10,690 In Jamaica, you have JOS, 696 00:35:10,690 --> 00:35:12,819 Jamaica Omnibus Service. 697 00:35:13,777 --> 00:35:16,864 This is 5 Terron Avenue, original Mr. Jerry 698 00:35:16,864 --> 00:35:19,534 and Mrs. Niniya, All Jerry. 699 00:35:19,534 --> 00:35:22,661 Venice, Duke, Patsy, 700 00:35:22,661 --> 00:35:24,663 Dicky, Brigadier, 701 00:35:24,663 --> 00:35:26,790 Ike, Nancy, and Teeny. 702 00:35:28,875 --> 00:35:30,670 Whoo! 703 00:35:30,670 --> 00:35:32,087 Nancy! 704 00:35:32,087 --> 00:35:36,007 I go to Jamaica every two months of the year. 705 00:35:36,007 --> 00:35:38,177 I always have my family around me. 706 00:35:40,136 --> 00:35:42,556 My brother is there, my husband lives there, 707 00:35:42,556 --> 00:35:45,893 so I go back as, you know, as often as I can. 708 00:35:48,103 --> 00:35:50,273 You know what it means to be a family, 709 00:35:50,273 --> 00:35:51,732 what it means to be together, 710 00:35:51,732 --> 00:35:54,025 what it mean to be unified. 711 00:36:05,121 --> 00:36:06,455 We married four years now, 712 00:36:06,455 --> 00:36:08,540 but we've been here nine years 713 00:36:08,540 --> 00:36:10,418 and he is my life too. 714 00:36:10,418 --> 00:36:11,960 Of course he is. 715 00:36:12,712 --> 00:36:14,505 All of my family, and that's my life. 716 00:36:17,674 --> 00:36:19,719 Everything I know in my life, a she teach mi it. 717 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:21,261 My big sister, Aunty Patsy. 718 00:36:21,721 --> 00:36:23,723 Love me auntie, Bam still, 719 00:36:23,723 --> 00:36:25,558 Bam Bam, I'm out. 720 00:36:27,268 --> 00:36:28,060 Bam Bam! 721 00:36:31,397 --> 00:36:33,900 I like being in Jamaica a lot. 722 00:36:36,067 --> 00:36:37,235 You know, the surroundings, 723 00:36:37,235 --> 00:36:41,866 it have a different feeling, a different vibes. 724 00:36:41,866 --> 00:36:44,744 In Jamaica you're out there all the time. 725 00:36:44,744 --> 00:36:46,746 Ey! 726 00:36:46,746 --> 00:36:48,748 Swing pon there and jump out too! 727 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:54,377 This is my born ground. 728 00:36:54,377 --> 00:36:55,587 This is my home. 729 00:36:55,587 --> 00:36:57,965 ♪ A some a dem a seh me a go mash up dem plan ♪ 730 00:36:57,965 --> 00:37:00,927 ♪ A true dem nuh know me a one busness woman ♪ 731 00:37:00,927 --> 00:37:07,599 ♪ Sister Nancy, she a 1 ina 3 million ♪ 732 00:37:07,599 --> 00:37:09,936 ♪ So bam bam ♪ 733 00:37:09,936 --> 00:37:12,103 Three million is, a three million people 734 00:37:12,103 --> 00:37:14,273 in Jamaica, and I'm the greatest there. 735 00:37:15,273 --> 00:37:17,902 That's that rap that we be saying like, 736 00:37:17,902 --> 00:37:19,237 "Yo, I'm one of a kind. 737 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:20,279 I shock your mind." 738 00:37:20,279 --> 00:37:23,241 She like, "Sister Nancy, me 1 in a 3 million." 739 00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:24,951 Like that's where she is. 740 00:37:25,951 --> 00:37:27,411 First time I heard 'Bam Bam,' 741 00:37:27,411 --> 00:37:29,621 it was early eighties. 742 00:37:29,621 --> 00:37:32,583 Something about it that you, it caught your attention. 743 00:37:32,583 --> 00:37:35,127 You not only hear, but you feel it. 744 00:37:35,127 --> 00:37:37,128 And that's what it was when I heard that song. 745 00:37:37,128 --> 00:37:40,132 It's just one of those things where that song is heavily, 746 00:37:40,132 --> 00:37:42,634 heavily loved in the Black community. 747 00:37:42,634 --> 00:37:45,887 We'll use it over, and over, and over, and over again. 748 00:37:45,887 --> 00:37:47,639 'Bam Bam.' 749 00:37:47,639 --> 00:37:49,474 Me wan Bam Bam, man, 750 00:37:49,474 --> 00:37:51,351 nah, Yellowman. 751 00:37:51,351 --> 00:37:52,811 Grand slam, man. 752 00:37:52,811 --> 00:37:55,815 ♪ Bam Bam ♪ by Sister Nancy 753 00:38:02,989 --> 00:38:05,824 ♪ Me say one thing Nancy cyaan understand ♪ 754 00:38:10,830 --> 00:38:12,998 Whenever Muma Nancy's back in Jamaica, 755 00:38:12,998 --> 00:38:14,000 or she's home, 756 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:17,168 it's a joy fi play 'Bam Bam' a million times. 757 00:38:17,168 --> 00:38:18,503 Jus even the clippings, this ting, 758 00:38:18,503 --> 00:38:20,172 when Muma Nancy get pon stage with 'er beer 759 00:38:20,172 --> 00:38:21,840 and 'er, and 'er, and 'er cigarette in 'er hand. 760 00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:23,174 You see how cool she was? 761 00:38:23,174 --> 00:38:24,844 You see how easy she was? 762 00:38:24,844 --> 00:38:26,511 Dem ting deh neva come ova night. 763 00:38:26,511 --> 00:38:29,848 ♪ Bam bam, sey, what a bam bam ♪ 764 00:38:29,848 --> 00:38:35,020 ♪ Bam bam dilla, bam bam ♪ 765 00:38:35,020 --> 00:38:37,023 ♪ This woman ♪ 766 00:38:37,023 --> 00:38:39,065 ♪ I neva trouble no one ♪ 767 00:38:39,065 --> 00:38:41,360 ♪ I'm a lady, I'm not a man ♪ 768 00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:43,945 ♪ And DJ is my ambition ♪ 769 00:38:43,945 --> 00:38:46,406 ♪ I come fi mash up Hey ya ♪ 770 00:38:46,406 --> 00:38:47,907 ♪ Say Bam Bam ♪ 771 00:38:47,907 --> 00:38:50,411 The sincerity is what was in 772 00:38:50,411 --> 00:38:52,871 Sister Nancy's corner. 773 00:38:52,871 --> 00:38:54,873 Sister Nancy with her spliff in her hand, 774 00:38:54,873 --> 00:38:57,710 and the whole energy there, 775 00:38:57,710 --> 00:38:59,587 as a sister you can't just say, 776 00:38:59,587 --> 00:39:01,755 "Yeah, don't come too hard near me 777 00:39:01,755 --> 00:39:03,549 because it is what it is." 778 00:39:03,549 --> 00:39:06,009 ♪ Me born an me grow ina Kingston 6 ♪ 779 00:39:06,009 --> 00:39:08,054 ♪ I, Nancy, write me crispest lyrics ♪ 780 00:39:08,054 --> 00:39:10,764 ♪ When you hear dem nuh sound like crispy biscuit ♪ 781 00:39:10,764 --> 00:39:13,058 ♪ You come ina de place so me seh well well slick ♪ 782 00:39:13,058 --> 00:39:14,768 ♪ Seh Bam Bam ♪ 783 00:39:14,768 --> 00:39:16,478 If I didn't see Sister Nancy go up there 784 00:39:16,478 --> 00:39:18,272 with the confidence, with her likkle spliff 785 00:39:18,272 --> 00:39:19,940 and her likkle, you know, her likkle beer, 786 00:39:19,940 --> 00:39:22,067 and just like wearing the clothes, 787 00:39:22,067 --> 00:39:23,610 the earrings, the jewelry, 788 00:39:23,610 --> 00:39:25,695 the finger waves, the low haircut, 789 00:39:25,695 --> 00:39:28,074 just everything that represented dancehall. 790 00:39:28,074 --> 00:39:30,201 She was the woman that was the template of it. 791 00:39:30,201 --> 00:39:31,744 And then come around, you got a hit record 792 00:39:31,744 --> 00:39:32,911 connected to that? 793 00:39:32,911 --> 00:39:34,080 It doesn't get any better. 794 00:39:34,580 --> 00:39:35,956 I'm from Brooklyn, 795 00:39:35,956 --> 00:39:38,291 so I heard 'Bam Bam' my whole life growing up 796 00:39:38,291 --> 00:39:39,918 through the walls, 797 00:39:39,918 --> 00:39:42,003 all on the block at block parties. 798 00:39:42,003 --> 00:39:45,382 For women, that was our joint. 799 00:39:45,382 --> 00:39:48,427 From the millennials to Generation Z, 800 00:39:48,427 --> 00:39:51,012 the baby boomers, white people, 801 00:39:51,012 --> 00:39:52,431 Black people. 802 00:39:52,431 --> 00:39:56,936 There's something undeniable about Sister Nancy 803 00:39:56,936 --> 00:39:58,478 and 'Bam Bam.' 804 00:39:58,478 --> 00:39:59,772 ♪ Say Bam bam dilla ♪ 805 00:39:59,772 --> 00:40:01,023 Bam bam! 806 00:40:01,023 --> 00:40:02,607 ♪ Mi say Bam bam dilla ♪ 807 00:40:02,607 --> 00:40:03,567 Bam bam! 808 00:40:03,567 --> 00:40:05,110 ♪ Bam bam dilla ♪ 809 00:40:05,110 --> 00:40:06,069 Bam bam! 810 00:40:06,069 --> 00:40:07,779 ♪ Mi say Bam bam dilla ♪ 811 00:40:07,779 --> 00:40:08,781 Bam bam! 812 00:40:08,781 --> 00:40:11,449 ♪ Bam bam dilla ♪ 813 00:40:11,449 --> 00:40:12,159 Bam bam! 814 00:40:12,159 --> 00:40:13,786 ♪ Say Bam bam dilla ♪ 815 00:40:13,786 --> 00:40:15,078 Bam bam! 816 00:40:15,078 --> 00:40:18,165 Let me see your hands! 817 00:40:18,165 --> 00:40:20,668 Bam bam dilla, bam bam! 818 00:40:20,668 --> 00:40:26,757 ♪ Can you say what a bam bam ♪ 819 00:40:26,757 --> 00:40:28,299 ♪ Can you say bam bam dilla ♪ 820 00:40:28,299 --> 00:40:29,259 Bam bam! 821 00:40:29,259 --> 00:40:30,969 ♪ Can you say bam bam dilla ♪ 822 00:40:30,969 --> 00:40:31,971 Bam bam! 823 00:40:31,971 --> 00:40:33,639 ♪ Can you say bam bam dilla ♪ 824 00:40:33,639 --> 00:40:35,223 Bam bam! 825 00:40:35,223 --> 00:40:37,643 ♪ This woman ♪ 826 00:40:37,643 --> 00:40:39,728 ♪ I never trouble no one ♪ 827 00:40:39,728 --> 00:40:41,647 You never know what's gonna take off 828 00:40:41,647 --> 00:40:44,692 and, and last for a long time. 829 00:40:44,692 --> 00:40:47,652 I think when you think about Nancy's 'Bam Bam,' 830 00:40:47,652 --> 00:40:49,195 yeah, it may be that one take, 831 00:40:49,195 --> 00:40:51,824 but, it's, you're speaking to the people. 832 00:40:51,824 --> 00:40:53,324 You know, you're speaking to the people, 833 00:40:53,324 --> 00:40:56,161 and, and people, they love it, you know, 834 00:40:56,161 --> 00:40:58,663 generation, to generation, to generation. 835 00:40:58,663 --> 00:41:02,585 And 'Bam Bam' was, like, you said 40 years? 836 00:41:02,585 --> 00:41:04,837 It's going to go on for another 40 years, 837 00:41:04,837 --> 00:41:06,839 and another 40 years, and another 40 years. 838 00:41:06,839 --> 00:41:10,049 We might not be here, but it's still going to keep going. 839 00:41:10,049 --> 00:41:13,219 ♪ I'm a lady, I'm not a man ♪ 840 00:41:13,219 --> 00:41:15,681 ♪ MC is my ambition ♪ 841 00:41:15,681 --> 00:41:18,516 ♪ I come fi nice up Jamaica ♪ 842 00:41:18,516 --> 00:41:20,603 ♪ So Bam bam ♪ 843 00:41:20,603 --> 00:41:22,938 ♪ Seh what a bam bam ♪ 844 00:41:22,938 --> 00:41:28,777 ♪ Bam bam dilla, bam bam ♪ 845 00:41:28,777 --> 00:41:32,364 ♪ 'Ey so me seh one ting Nancy cyaan understand ♪ 846 00:41:34,866 --> 00:41:37,703 Big tune! Big tune! 847 00:41:37,703 --> 00:41:38,913 Big tune. 848 00:41:38,913 --> 00:41:40,038 Ey? 849 00:41:40,038 --> 00:41:41,206 You look like 60. 60? 850 00:41:59,058 --> 00:42:01,393 I migrated here in 1996. 851 00:42:02,936 --> 00:42:04,688 This house, as you see here, 852 00:42:04,688 --> 00:42:08,900 when I came, this is where my mother has been. 853 00:42:08,900 --> 00:42:10,569 So this is home for us. 854 00:42:14,572 --> 00:42:15,699 All of my memories, 855 00:42:15,699 --> 00:42:17,534 all of my good, bad, and everything memories 856 00:42:17,534 --> 00:42:20,078 are in here, right here where I sit. 857 00:42:20,078 --> 00:42:21,913 I'm not going anywhere. 858 00:42:25,416 --> 00:42:28,045 My mother pass away, and we are still here. 859 00:42:30,755 --> 00:42:32,590 Ever since that time she pass away, 860 00:42:32,590 --> 00:42:35,552 I keep a little gathering in te back of the yard, as you see. 861 00:42:35,552 --> 00:42:38,639 It's just me giving back to my friends 862 00:42:38,639 --> 00:42:40,431 who always support me. 863 00:42:42,726 --> 00:42:43,811 My mother call me Nancy 864 00:42:43,811 --> 00:42:45,770 since the day I was born. 865 00:42:45,770 --> 00:42:47,940 It's just me, Sister Nancy. 866 00:42:49,567 --> 00:42:51,527 In the later days of my career, 867 00:42:51,527 --> 00:42:53,612 they changed from Sister to Muma 868 00:42:53,612 --> 00:42:55,947 'cause I'm like mother to a lot of people. 869 00:43:00,244 --> 00:43:01,786 You know, I curse a lot. 870 00:43:01,786 --> 00:43:04,331 If I don't curse, they say, "Auntie Nancy's sick," 871 00:43:04,331 --> 00:43:06,750 I need to go to the doctor. 872 00:43:09,043 --> 00:43:10,628 With the cover, that have cover? 873 00:43:10,628 --> 00:43:12,965 You bloodclot idiot. 874 00:43:13,674 --> 00:43:14,882 I'm always like that. 875 00:43:14,882 --> 00:43:17,802 You know, open about, I'm cursing everybody out. 876 00:43:17,802 --> 00:43:20,806 So if you come here, and, and I'm just cool. 877 00:43:20,806 --> 00:43:23,766 There's something wrong with her. 878 00:43:24,601 --> 00:43:26,103 You don't have to know me to come here. 879 00:43:26,103 --> 00:43:27,645 It doesn't matter. You're welcome. 880 00:43:31,025 --> 00:43:32,985 You see how big the pot is that I cook in, 881 00:43:32,985 --> 00:43:34,319 I do it every day. 882 00:43:36,154 --> 00:43:37,697 Anybody wan soup? 883 00:43:41,284 --> 00:43:42,494 And when you ah give and share, 884 00:43:42,494 --> 00:43:44,996 you don't, you don't look for nothing in return. 885 00:43:47,373 --> 00:43:49,043 I'm just a person who love to give. 886 00:43:49,043 --> 00:43:50,835 I love to give people. That's me. 887 00:43:50,835 --> 00:43:51,837 I love to give. 888 00:44:01,179 --> 00:44:04,016 My mother migrated here to America, 889 00:44:04,016 --> 00:44:06,185 trying to make a better life for us. 890 00:44:12,232 --> 00:44:14,525 So that's what America do for me still. 891 00:44:18,029 --> 00:44:20,031 I'm not a person who used to get up 892 00:44:20,031 --> 00:44:22,201 in the morning snow, drive to work. 893 00:44:22,201 --> 00:44:24,369 I never usually do it in Jamaica. 894 00:44:24,369 --> 00:44:26,246 And I come here, and I have to do that 895 00:44:26,246 --> 00:44:28,040 because I had my daughter. 896 00:44:31,460 --> 00:44:33,212 And I had to take care of Shandy 897 00:44:33,212 --> 00:44:34,587 'cause I need the best for her. 898 00:44:36,882 --> 00:44:40,469 My daughter is very special to me. 899 00:44:40,469 --> 00:44:42,221 And I call her Shandy. 900 00:44:42,221 --> 00:44:43,889 I was born in Jamaica, 901 00:44:43,889 --> 00:44:48,143 and we lived at 5 Thurwood Avenue, Kingston 6, 902 00:44:48,143 --> 00:44:50,603 until I was eight years old. 903 00:44:50,603 --> 00:44:52,105 My daughter is my life. 904 00:44:52,105 --> 00:44:56,110 She makes me want to live for her and me. 905 00:44:56,110 --> 00:45:00,114 I'm a single parent, so I know I had to fight for her. 906 00:45:00,114 --> 00:45:02,741 You know, the same when my mother do the best for me, 907 00:45:02,741 --> 00:45:05,244 I do the best for her, and even more, you know. 908 00:45:06,494 --> 00:45:08,246 I have to do things to make 909 00:45:08,246 --> 00:45:13,210 my daughter life much easier and better for her. 910 00:45:13,210 --> 00:45:17,130 Mama's like a mixture of like sugar and pepper. 911 00:45:17,130 --> 00:45:19,549 She's spicy. She'll cuss you out in a minute, 912 00:45:19,549 --> 00:45:21,759 but then turn back around and like, you know. 913 00:45:21,759 --> 00:45:23,177 And you, you just can't... 914 00:45:23,177 --> 00:45:24,971 It took me a while to even learn that. 915 00:45:24,971 --> 00:45:26,306 She glow with the sun. 916 00:45:28,099 --> 00:45:29,976 She glows. 917 00:45:29,976 --> 00:45:33,063 I don't have no problem with Shandy, none. 918 00:45:33,063 --> 00:45:35,732 No, because she know I knock her out. 919 00:45:35,732 --> 00:45:36,607 Yes. 920 00:45:39,444 --> 00:45:40,237 Yeah. 921 00:45:41,362 --> 00:45:43,281 It's almost there, but it's not there. 922 00:45:43,281 --> 00:45:45,826 It's getting tender. 923 00:45:45,826 --> 00:45:47,619 I wanted her to have everything 924 00:45:47,619 --> 00:45:49,246 that I never have. 925 00:45:49,246 --> 00:45:50,663 So I'll go the extra mile. 926 00:45:52,790 --> 00:45:54,333 I used to work in the bank. 927 00:45:54,333 --> 00:45:56,545 I did it for 16 years. 928 00:45:56,545 --> 00:45:59,130 My job was in the fraud department. 929 00:45:59,130 --> 00:46:01,007 You would answer phone regularly. 930 00:46:01,007 --> 00:46:03,177 I say, "Operation, this is Nancy. Can I help you?" 931 00:46:03,177 --> 00:46:04,636 Just like that? - Just like that. 932 00:46:07,473 --> 00:46:10,641 Most people don't know that you're actually a professional. 933 00:46:10,641 --> 00:46:13,145 Oh yes, I'm an accountant. I work at the bank 14 years, 934 00:46:13,145 --> 00:46:15,688 and I love it, and I'm proud of it, 935 00:46:15,688 --> 00:46:16,982 and I'm not gonna leave it. 936 00:46:16,982 --> 00:46:18,775 Wish you were my accountant. 937 00:46:18,775 --> 00:46:19,650 Nope. 938 00:46:19,650 --> 00:46:20,485 I'll rob you. 939 00:46:21,819 --> 00:46:22,570 I'm kidding. 940 00:46:23,989 --> 00:46:26,032 Yeah, she worked at the bank during the week, 941 00:46:26,032 --> 00:46:28,326 the weekdays, Monday to Friday, 942 00:46:28,326 --> 00:46:31,788 and on the weekends she would go travel to do shows. 943 00:46:31,788 --> 00:46:33,206 And if she had like a vacation, 944 00:46:33,206 --> 00:46:35,041 she took the vacation off and did shows. 945 00:47:08,741 --> 00:47:12,703 I would leave work on a Friday evening. 946 00:47:12,703 --> 00:47:15,873 I'll take the day off. I'll tell some lies. 947 00:47:15,873 --> 00:47:18,085 Something wrong to my finger, something wrong with me, 948 00:47:18,085 --> 00:47:19,585 or something wrong with my daughter. 949 00:47:19,585 --> 00:47:22,089 God forbid, I'm sorry, somethig wrong with my mother. 950 00:47:22,089 --> 00:47:23,715 I will tell them some lies, 951 00:47:23,715 --> 00:47:25,842 and I will travel from here to Israel. 952 00:47:28,094 --> 00:47:29,887 I travel from here to Italy, 953 00:47:29,887 --> 00:47:31,223 just for the weekend. 954 00:47:46,779 --> 00:47:48,406 And I come back in Monday, 955 00:47:48,406 --> 00:47:51,076 and I will change my clothes in the airport, in my car, 956 00:47:51,076 --> 00:47:52,911 and I drive back to work. 957 00:47:52,911 --> 00:47:56,123 I perform every week. I do it all the time. 958 00:47:56,123 --> 00:47:58,250 It never bothered me. 959 00:47:58,250 --> 00:48:01,420 Miss Supervisor, she's very smart. 960 00:48:01,420 --> 00:48:02,420 She would call me and she'd say, 961 00:48:02,420 --> 00:48:04,755 "Nancy, I see you on the computer. 962 00:48:04,755 --> 00:48:07,842 I see you and your 'Bam Bam,' I see you." 963 00:48:07,842 --> 00:48:09,261 I said, "What you talking about?" 964 00:48:17,101 --> 00:48:19,313 She was working at the bank, 965 00:48:19,313 --> 00:48:22,273 so to get her to come to Europ, 966 00:48:22,273 --> 00:48:26,777 I needed to know what would be her holiday time. 967 00:48:26,777 --> 00:48:28,822 We could bring her once a year. 968 00:48:31,282 --> 00:48:32,284 Matty. 969 00:48:32,284 --> 00:48:34,869 That's, that's my agent that is in France. 970 00:48:34,869 --> 00:48:36,705 He's the one who work for me over there, 971 00:48:36,705 --> 00:48:38,456 who plays music for me. 972 00:48:38,456 --> 00:48:40,166 He's one of the best to heal up yourself, Matty. 973 00:48:40,166 --> 00:48:41,418 Legal Shot sound. 974 00:48:42,835 --> 00:48:44,795 You see it? You see, you see it? 975 00:48:44,795 --> 00:48:46,005 Ey! 976 00:48:46,005 --> 00:48:49,134 Now it's like a mother and son relation. 977 00:48:49,134 --> 00:48:52,346 I mean, I always say she's my, she's my second mom. 978 00:48:52,346 --> 00:48:56,516 Lucky. I know I'm lucky to work with this incredible lady. 979 00:48:56,516 --> 00:48:58,976 And now it's almost 20 years now. 980 00:49:00,853 --> 00:49:03,523 Blessed love, it is the original Sister Nancy, 981 00:49:03,523 --> 00:49:06,485 the original Muma, alongside the original great selecta, 982 00:49:06,485 --> 00:49:08,819 with Legal Shot, Matty Ross. 983 00:49:11,614 --> 00:49:12,699 Is this the main gate? 984 00:49:12,699 --> 00:49:14,659 I'm not sure. "Please..." 985 00:49:14,659 --> 00:49:15,911 " Please have your ID ready." 986 00:49:15,911 --> 00:49:17,119 That's what I thought, man. 987 00:49:17,119 --> 00:49:18,663 Here she comes! 988 00:49:18,663 --> 00:49:19,498 Hello. 989 00:49:21,625 --> 00:49:23,710 I'm here with Sister Nancy's party, 990 00:49:23,710 --> 00:49:25,545 so I'm coming in with them right now. 991 00:49:25,545 --> 00:49:26,837 Hi, Sam, how are you? 992 00:49:26,837 --> 00:49:29,340 You good? - Yes, I'm fine, thank you. 993 00:49:30,842 --> 00:49:32,009 Legal Shot! 994 00:49:32,009 --> 00:49:35,514 So nice to see how people are excited 995 00:49:35,514 --> 00:49:37,348 to see Nancy every time. 996 00:49:37,348 --> 00:49:38,849 Can be the young generation, 997 00:49:38,849 --> 00:49:40,185 the foundation artist. 998 00:49:40,185 --> 00:49:41,353 The power of this person, 999 00:49:41,353 --> 00:49:43,020 and every time we come to a festival 1000 00:49:43,020 --> 00:49:46,315 is just making me know that I'm so lucky. 1001 00:49:46,315 --> 00:49:48,527 I'm so lucky to be part of thi. 1002 00:49:48,527 --> 00:49:50,362 Hello, how are you? 1003 00:49:50,362 --> 00:49:51,195 Not bad, how are you? 1004 00:49:52,864 --> 00:49:55,701 She's at the dinner. 1005 00:50:03,500 --> 00:50:04,543 Alright! 1006 00:50:08,547 --> 00:50:10,882 I need to inject love with my people 1007 00:50:10,882 --> 00:50:12,384 when I perform. 1008 00:50:12,384 --> 00:50:13,884 Working with people, you have... 1009 00:50:13,884 --> 00:50:16,221 You have to have a vibes with people. 1010 00:50:16,221 --> 00:50:18,181 You have to have a feelings with people. 1011 00:50:18,181 --> 00:50:20,183 You have to see that people are interested. 1012 00:50:24,395 --> 00:50:26,440 Oh, Nancy! It's Sister Nancy. 1013 00:50:26,440 --> 00:50:28,232 Oh my God. 1014 00:50:28,232 --> 00:50:29,900 Come, come. Never forget you, you know? 1015 00:50:29,900 --> 00:50:31,402 Yes? - Briggadier sistah? 1016 00:50:31,402 --> 00:50:32,404 Yes. 1017 00:50:32,404 --> 00:50:35,406 My god, mi know you from when you ah young girl, 1018 00:50:35,406 --> 00:50:36,491 you know. - Mi still young. 1019 00:50:36,491 --> 00:50:37,324 Mi know say you still young. 1020 00:50:39,578 --> 00:50:41,121 When you're going on stage to perform, 1021 00:50:41,121 --> 00:50:44,958 it's your responsibility to make the audience 1022 00:50:44,958 --> 00:50:46,835 be engulfed in what you're doing. 1023 00:50:52,174 --> 00:50:55,427 I pray and ask the creator to help me 1024 00:50:55,427 --> 00:50:57,386 to connect with these people, 1025 00:50:57,386 --> 00:50:59,931 and help them to connect with me also. 1026 00:51:01,558 --> 00:51:04,770 Alright, London, how you doing, Citysplash? 1027 00:51:05,936 --> 00:51:07,480 The legend, Sister Nancy, is here. 1028 00:51:07,480 --> 00:51:08,773 Are you ready, people? 1029 00:51:10,067 --> 00:51:11,109 Sister! 1030 00:51:11,777 --> 00:51:12,610 Sister! 1031 00:51:13,277 --> 00:51:14,445 Sister! 1032 00:51:15,072 --> 00:51:16,281 Sister! 1033 00:51:17,114 --> 00:51:18,616 Sister! 1034 00:51:20,951 --> 00:51:21,994 Original. 1035 00:51:22,496 --> 00:51:23,705 Original. 1036 00:51:24,623 --> 00:51:25,956 Original. 1037 00:51:25,956 --> 00:51:27,291 You know the truth, you know the recall, 1038 00:51:27,291 --> 00:51:28,460 you know all about it. 1039 00:51:28,460 --> 00:51:29,795 I don't have to tell anything about it 1040 00:51:29,795 --> 00:51:32,089 'cause you know everything about it, 1041 00:51:32,089 --> 00:51:35,467 but I say it was used, it has been abused, 1042 00:51:35,467 --> 00:51:37,134 but it has never been refused. 1043 00:51:37,134 --> 00:51:38,969 Everybody wants a piece of this. 1044 00:51:38,969 --> 00:51:40,096 Run that, Matty! 1045 00:51:42,681 --> 00:51:43,891 ♪ Originality ♪ 1046 00:51:45,310 --> 00:51:48,063 ♪ One thing bout Nancy me can't understand ♪ 1047 00:51:48,480 --> 00:51:51,148 ♪ One ting Nancy me cyaan understand ♪ 1048 00:51:51,148 --> 00:51:53,819 ♪ Wha' mek dem a talk 'bout me ambition ♪ 1049 00:51:53,819 --> 00:51:56,570 ♪ Seh, wha' mek dem a talk 'bout me ambition ♪ 1050 00:51:56,570 --> 00:52:00,241 ♪ 'Ca me seh some a dem a ask me whey me get it from ♪ 1051 00:52:00,241 --> 00:52:02,701 ♪ A dem a ask me whey me get it from ♪ 1052 00:52:02,701 --> 00:52:08,040 ♪ A true dem nuh know it's from creation ♪ 1053 00:52:08,040 --> 00:52:09,500 ♪ Bam Bam ♪ 1054 00:52:09,500 --> 00:52:12,127 ♪ Ey, what a Bam Bam ♪ 1055 00:52:12,127 --> 00:52:13,505 ♪ Bam Bam dilla ♪ 1056 00:52:13,505 --> 00:52:14,880 Bam Bam! 1057 00:52:14,880 --> 00:52:16,215 ♪ Bam Bam dilla ♪ 1058 00:52:16,215 --> 00:52:18,509 Bam Bam! 1059 00:52:18,509 --> 00:52:20,929 ♪ 'Ey what a Bam Bam ♪ 1060 00:52:20,929 --> 00:52:23,514 ♪ Seh what a Bam Bam ♪ 1061 00:52:23,514 --> 00:52:25,851 ♪ This woman ♪ 1062 00:52:25,851 --> 00:52:27,893 ♪ Neva trouble no one ♪ 1063 00:52:27,893 --> 00:52:30,397 ♪ Say I'm a lady, I'm not a man ♪ 1064 00:52:30,397 --> 00:52:32,815 ♪ And MC is my ambition ♪ 1065 00:52:32,815 --> 00:52:34,192 I love you, London! 1066 00:52:38,697 --> 00:52:40,197 The coke is so pure that you could cut it 1067 00:52:40,197 --> 00:52:42,366 a million different ways and it's still good. 1068 00:52:42,366 --> 00:52:44,201 You know, that's how pure that track is. 1069 00:52:44,201 --> 00:52:46,203 And that's why it's been used so many times. 1070 00:52:46,203 --> 00:52:50,040 It's probably the most sampled reggae track in hip hop. 1071 00:52:50,040 --> 00:52:52,793 The most masterful usage in the beginning 1072 00:52:52,793 --> 00:52:54,212 was Main Source. 1073 00:52:54,212 --> 00:52:56,380 Really made this track just stand out for us 1074 00:52:56,380 --> 00:52:57,757 on 'Just Hangin' Out.' 1075 00:53:01,552 --> 00:53:04,389 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ 1076 00:53:04,389 --> 00:53:08,560 ♪ Oh! ♪ 1077 00:53:08,560 --> 00:53:09,895 ♪ It's like that, y'all That, y'all! ♪ 1078 00:53:09,895 --> 00:53:10,936 ♪ To the left, y'all That y'all! ♪ 1079 00:53:10,936 --> 00:53:12,105 ♪ To the right, y'all That, y'all ♪ 1080 00:53:12,105 --> 00:53:16,234 ♪ To the left, y'all That y'all! ♪ 1081 00:53:16,234 --> 00:53:18,110 ♪ Hey, yo, and let's go! ♪ 1082 00:53:22,949 --> 00:53:24,826 Main Source consisted of a group 1083 00:53:24,826 --> 00:53:27,786 of brothers, DJ K-Cut and Sir Scratch; 1084 00:53:27,786 --> 00:53:30,165 originated in Toronto. 1085 00:53:30,165 --> 00:53:34,043 Myself, I came up in Harlem, Queens. 1086 00:53:34,043 --> 00:53:36,295 We descended to New York City, 1087 00:53:36,295 --> 00:53:38,590 where we grew up and went to school. 1088 00:53:38,590 --> 00:53:41,801 That's when the whole thing with hip hop began. 1089 00:53:41,801 --> 00:53:44,429 And it was just like, oh wow, we need to get into this 1090 00:53:44,429 --> 00:53:47,181 because this was something new, something interesting. 1091 00:53:49,433 --> 00:53:51,853 Kool Herc discovers the break beats. 1092 00:54:05,616 --> 00:54:08,369 And at that time, hip hop was becoming 1093 00:54:08,369 --> 00:54:11,038 very sample heavy. 1094 00:54:11,038 --> 00:54:13,165 We were getting our education and learning 1095 00:54:13,165 --> 00:54:16,795 about using the hip hop tradition of using records, 1096 00:54:16,795 --> 00:54:18,964 putting little pieces and bits in our music. 1097 00:54:19,505 --> 00:54:22,132 I mean, hip hop was just like the movement. 1098 00:54:22,132 --> 00:54:24,636 Growing up, that's what we were into, 1099 00:54:24,636 --> 00:54:27,096 DJing and scratching up my mom's turntables. 1100 00:54:27,096 --> 00:54:28,723 We were like a bunch of record nerds, 1101 00:54:28,723 --> 00:54:30,849 you know what I mean, that love music. 1102 00:54:30,849 --> 00:54:33,686 'Bam Bam' was like a record that was playing 1103 00:54:33,686 --> 00:54:36,313 in the community. 1104 00:54:36,313 --> 00:54:39,484 One day, I was like, "Mom, I really want this record." 1105 00:54:39,484 --> 00:54:41,652 So my mom one day drove out to, 1106 00:54:41,652 --> 00:54:43,487 I think it was Brooklyn, New York. 1107 00:54:43,487 --> 00:54:46,824 And that's when I was able to get that record. 1108 00:54:46,824 --> 00:54:48,909 When we actually got to a position 1109 00:54:48,909 --> 00:54:51,161 where we were actual recording artists, 1110 00:54:51,161 --> 00:54:53,163 it was just like, we gotta use that. 1111 00:54:53,163 --> 00:54:55,500 That's like a, something that just crazy. 1112 00:54:55,500 --> 00:54:56,543 Nobody's doing that. 1113 00:54:56,543 --> 00:54:57,835 ♪ I'm Just Hanging Out ♪ by Main Source 1114 00:55:03,007 --> 00:55:04,676 So there came a time in the song, 1115 00:55:04,676 --> 00:55:07,177 it was like, "I go over K-Cut's block, 1116 00:55:07,177 --> 00:55:09,179 'cause rockers is what he blends." 1117 00:55:09,848 --> 00:55:11,683 ♪ I go over K-Cut's block ♪ 1118 00:55:11,683 --> 00:55:12,976 ♪ 'Cause rockers is what he blends ♪ 1119 00:55:12,976 --> 00:55:15,311 And that's when the Sister Nancy song comes in, 1120 00:55:15,311 --> 00:55:16,186 'Bam Bam.' 1121 00:55:17,230 --> 00:55:18,565 ♪ Bam bam ♪ 1122 00:55:18,565 --> 00:55:20,025 ♪ Bam bam dilla ♪ 1123 00:55:20,025 --> 00:55:21,525 ♪ Bam bam ♪ 1124 00:55:21,525 --> 00:55:23,360 ♪ Bam bam dilla ♪ 1125 00:55:23,360 --> 00:55:24,069 ♪ Check it ♪ 1126 00:55:24,069 --> 00:55:25,697 ♪ And I like to hang out ♪ 1127 00:55:25,697 --> 00:55:27,114 ♪ And hustle with my friends ♪ 1128 00:55:30,493 --> 00:55:32,036 Main Source was the first 1129 00:55:32,036 --> 00:55:35,498 to use Sister Nancy's voice in a hip hop record. 1130 00:55:35,498 --> 00:55:38,250 Guaranteed number one. 1131 00:55:38,250 --> 00:55:40,210 There's no argument with that. 1132 00:55:40,210 --> 00:55:42,380 Main Source, number one. 1133 00:55:42,380 --> 00:55:44,257 I knew that. I knew that for sure. 1134 00:55:44,257 --> 00:55:46,384 And I knew we were gonna be the first one. 1135 00:55:46,384 --> 00:55:48,302 Oh, yeah. Nah, we were definitely the first guys 1136 00:55:48,302 --> 00:55:52,056 to sample 'Bam Bam' in the, in the track, definitely. 1137 00:55:53,558 --> 00:55:54,726 To be a part of that company, 1138 00:55:54,726 --> 00:55:56,353 it's a real blessing and honour. 1139 00:55:56,353 --> 00:55:58,563 We were just fortunate, and I, I guess, 1140 00:55:58,563 --> 00:56:00,940 in our own abilities, smart enough to realize 1141 00:56:00,940 --> 00:56:01,940 this is something. 1142 00:56:01,940 --> 00:56:03,567 This is something fire. 1143 00:56:03,567 --> 00:56:08,531 I think after Main Source using 'Bam Bam' 1144 00:56:08,531 --> 00:56:10,282 in 'Just Hangin' Out', 1145 00:56:10,282 --> 00:56:11,784 they started a whole revolution 1146 00:56:11,784 --> 00:56:13,744 of everybody else sampling the record. 1147 00:56:13,744 --> 00:56:16,038 I'm just being honest because you didn't hear 1148 00:56:16,038 --> 00:56:17,123 anybody else doing it. 1149 00:56:17,123 --> 00:56:19,458 She's a pinnacle inside of hip hop. 1150 00:56:20,918 --> 00:56:24,255 For her to have so much influences on people, 1151 00:56:24,255 --> 00:56:27,132 to sample it 180 times, is so incredible. 1152 00:56:27,132 --> 00:56:31,011 For us being the first to introduce that 1153 00:56:31,011 --> 00:56:35,683 to a different perspective of people, 1154 00:56:35,683 --> 00:56:37,976 that opened the floodgates for people to say, 1155 00:56:37,976 --> 00:56:40,813 "Yo, mm-hmm, I need to use that sample too. 1156 00:56:40,813 --> 00:56:42,232 I need to use that sample." 1157 00:56:44,650 --> 00:56:46,777 Everyone used it uniquely different, 1158 00:56:46,777 --> 00:56:48,822 including myself. 1159 00:56:48,822 --> 00:56:51,616 The song I used it in is called 'The Basement,' 1160 00:56:51,616 --> 00:56:53,618 and it's on the 'Mecca and the Soul Brother' album. 1161 00:56:59,623 --> 00:57:03,043 I had this sample growing of a baseline. 1162 00:57:03,043 --> 00:57:05,170 You know, I just started humming the Nancy record 1163 00:57:05,170 --> 00:57:07,172 to my head, and I was like saying to myself like, 1164 00:57:07,172 --> 00:57:10,176 "You know, that kind of works, in my head. 1165 00:57:10,176 --> 00:57:11,136 Let's see." 1166 00:57:11,136 --> 00:57:13,596 And then boom. Magic. 1167 00:57:13,596 --> 00:57:17,058 ♪ From the basement, straight from the basement ♪ 1168 00:57:17,058 --> 00:57:18,976 ♪ I'm telling you now, kid ♪ 1169 00:57:20,478 --> 00:57:21,645 Oh! 1170 00:57:33,157 --> 00:57:34,659 Oh, that's cool. 1171 00:57:37,119 --> 00:57:38,538 Ah! 1172 00:57:38,996 --> 00:57:40,290 Ooh. 1173 00:57:40,290 --> 00:57:41,708 When the DJs come through, 1174 00:57:41,708 --> 00:57:43,710 they always like wanna know what we have. 1175 00:57:43,710 --> 00:57:45,502 And I remember one DJ really freaking out 1176 00:57:45,502 --> 00:57:47,839 when he saw that we had the Sister Nancy, 1177 00:57:47,839 --> 00:57:49,549 the 'One, Two' vinyl, 1178 00:57:49,549 --> 00:57:53,011 which, it's hard to find, but I have it. 1179 00:57:56,514 --> 00:57:57,723 I had moved to New York, 1180 00:57:57,723 --> 00:58:00,518 and I was studying music and theatre, 1181 00:58:00,518 --> 00:58:04,022 and [laughs], I had a fake ID. 1182 00:58:04,022 --> 00:58:06,398 And I went into a club with some of my friends from school, 1183 00:58:06,398 --> 00:58:09,902 and I heard 'Bam Bam.' 1184 00:58:09,902 --> 00:58:12,070 I had never heard the song, and I loved it. 1185 00:58:12,070 --> 00:58:13,281 I was like, "Who is this little girl?" 1186 00:58:13,281 --> 00:58:15,824 I thought it was a little girl singing the song. 1187 00:58:15,824 --> 00:58:19,411 And I was like, "Ooh, okay, who is this child?" 1188 00:58:19,411 --> 00:58:21,206 And then I went down a rabbit hole, 1189 00:58:21,206 --> 00:58:24,375 and I started looking up who Sister Nancy was, 1190 00:58:24,375 --> 00:58:27,837 what she was about, where she was from. 1191 00:58:27,837 --> 00:58:29,380 And I've been in love ever since. 1192 00:58:29,380 --> 00:58:32,382 ♪ Bam Bam ♪ by Sister Nancy 1193 00:58:36,762 --> 00:58:40,599 'Belly' was just that flick at that time 1194 00:58:40,599 --> 00:58:43,228 that had like the biggest rappers starring in it. 1195 00:58:43,228 --> 00:58:46,855 And it was like, a one long music video. 1196 00:58:46,855 --> 00:58:48,232 Like if you have to say 'Belly,' 1197 00:58:48,232 --> 00:58:49,525 what song do you think of? 1198 00:58:49,525 --> 00:58:52,737 It's 'Bam Bam.' It's a gangster song. 1199 00:58:52,737 --> 00:58:56,241 'Cause it's kind of like, okay, you know, test me if you want. 1200 00:58:56,241 --> 00:58:59,076 I'm chill, but test me if you want. 1201 00:58:59,076 --> 00:58:59,953 It's Bam Bam. 1202 00:59:03,581 --> 00:59:06,583 And you see this lady they call Chiquita, 1203 00:59:06,583 --> 00:59:08,252 walking in slow motion. 1204 00:59:13,174 --> 00:59:15,259 They put it right at that part of the plot 1205 00:59:15,259 --> 00:59:17,427 where you're like, oh, it's about to go down. 1206 00:59:17,427 --> 00:59:19,346 She's gonna kill the the Don. 1207 00:59:19,346 --> 00:59:21,431 And it's 'Bah-nah.' 1208 00:59:21,431 --> 00:59:23,141 If you didn't know that song already, 1209 00:59:23,141 --> 00:59:25,353 you knew it after you saw 'Belly.' 1210 00:59:25,353 --> 00:59:26,813 That movie deserves a lot of the credit 1211 00:59:26,813 --> 00:59:29,482 for bringing her into the mainstream. 1212 00:59:29,482 --> 00:59:30,817 Like through that urban lane, 1213 00:59:30,817 --> 00:59:32,777 through that hip hop lane. 1214 00:59:32,777 --> 00:59:35,070 I left work and I came home. 1215 00:59:35,070 --> 00:59:38,116 I was here relaxing in bed, but my daughter was in here 1216 00:59:38,116 --> 00:59:40,826 watching the television, and se saw the movie, 'Belly.' 1217 00:59:42,953 --> 00:59:44,246 And I heard the song on there. 1218 00:59:44,246 --> 00:59:47,291 I'm like, "Mommy, Mommy, look, 'Bam Bam' is on 'Belly.'" 1219 00:59:47,291 --> 00:59:48,166 She said, "Mommy, that's, that's, 1220 00:59:48,166 --> 00:59:50,627 but that's, that's 'Bam Bam.'" 1221 00:59:50,627 --> 00:59:52,337 The fact that she was unaware 1222 00:59:52,337 --> 00:59:54,632 was what was like, oh, why wouldn't you know? 1223 00:59:54,632 --> 00:59:55,632 It's your song? 1224 00:59:55,632 --> 00:59:56,676 Mommy, your song is in this, 1225 00:59:56,676 --> 00:59:57,969 your song is in that, your song is in that. 1226 00:59:59,011 --> 01:00:01,471 I never even know say 'Bam Bam' exist 1227 01:00:01,471 --> 01:00:03,266 because from me do 'Bam Bam,' 1228 01:00:03,266 --> 01:00:04,851 I never hear it in Jamaica. 1229 01:00:04,851 --> 01:00:06,978 Never heard it in Jamaica. None at all. 1230 01:00:06,978 --> 01:00:10,732 When I come here, I know say 'Bam Bam' is a big tune. 1231 01:00:10,732 --> 01:00:13,359 Mi nuh know nothing 'bout it, and the producer, 1232 01:00:13,359 --> 01:00:14,860 mi couldn't get in contact with him. 1233 01:00:16,695 --> 01:00:18,614 But even with Sister Nancy, 1234 01:00:18,614 --> 01:00:21,576 I know she didn't even know how successful that song was. 1235 01:00:21,576 --> 01:00:24,328 She didn't realize that the song was that big, 1236 01:00:24,328 --> 01:00:25,705 and she also didn't know she should have been 1237 01:00:25,705 --> 01:00:26,913 getting money from it. 1238 01:00:36,882 --> 01:00:39,009 Winston Riley, he had the copyright 1239 01:00:39,009 --> 01:00:42,262 and everything. The tune was written and done by him. 1240 01:00:51,022 --> 01:00:53,315 I called him. I spoke to him, 1241 01:00:53,315 --> 01:00:56,360 and he, he told me that him have this bulk of money 1242 01:00:56,360 --> 01:00:58,404 fi give me from 'Belly' and tings. 1243 01:00:58,404 --> 01:01:00,031 And I said, "Alright, mi need it!" 1244 01:01:00,031 --> 01:01:02,741 And he told me to meet him at Moody's Record 1245 01:01:02,741 --> 01:01:05,744 on White Plains Road. And I sat there for 12 hours. 1246 01:01:05,744 --> 01:01:06,703 He never come. 1247 01:01:06,703 --> 01:01:08,538 So I didn't get nothing for it. 1248 01:01:10,123 --> 01:01:12,918 Them time, didn't even nah think about no money. 1249 01:01:12,918 --> 01:01:14,503 You don't sign no contract. 1250 01:01:14,503 --> 01:01:17,547 I never get no pay for do anything at all. 1251 01:01:17,547 --> 01:01:20,217 The producers, they've been there before me. 1252 01:01:20,217 --> 01:01:21,552 Me young. 1253 01:01:22,761 --> 01:01:24,389 So in Jamaica, it was tradition, 1254 01:01:24,389 --> 01:01:28,726 it was normal that that producr would then own the music, 1255 01:01:28,726 --> 01:01:31,561 not thinking that this music is going to last forever, 1256 01:01:31,561 --> 01:01:34,398 and our great grandchildren can eat off this music. 1257 01:01:37,402 --> 01:01:39,237 Their children will never get publishing, 1258 01:01:39,237 --> 01:01:41,239 and they have to pretty much try to sue 1259 01:01:41,239 --> 01:01:43,074 to say that, "I was on this record." 1260 01:01:47,911 --> 01:01:51,165 My name is Jahasama Riley, and I am the head 1261 01:01:51,165 --> 01:01:53,418 of Winston Riley's estate, 1262 01:01:53,418 --> 01:01:55,293 which also includes Techniques Records. 1263 01:01:57,295 --> 01:01:59,590 The only thing about running the estate 1264 01:01:59,590 --> 01:02:03,594 that still has me is that because I think about my dad 1265 01:02:03,594 --> 01:02:05,929 almost every day. 1266 01:02:05,929 --> 01:02:07,598 I don't really speak about it a lot 1267 01:02:07,598 --> 01:02:10,851 because it does still get me emotional. 1268 01:02:14,813 --> 01:02:17,150 There was three attempts made on his life, 1269 01:02:17,150 --> 01:02:21,404 and on the last attempt, that's, that's the one that, 1270 01:02:21,404 --> 01:02:22,822 you know, took him out. 1271 01:02:26,116 --> 01:02:30,203 I remember when we got a call that, you know, 1272 01:02:30,203 --> 01:02:32,331 my dad was actually shot. 1273 01:02:33,875 --> 01:02:35,793 The guy stood over him with the gun, 1274 01:02:35,793 --> 01:02:38,087 and shot him in his head. 1275 01:02:39,630 --> 01:02:41,549 And this was at his home, 1276 01:02:41,549 --> 01:02:44,469 his home, in the morning. 1277 01:02:45,802 --> 01:02:48,139 Just about a year prior to that, 1278 01:02:48,139 --> 01:02:49,806 he had been stabbed. 1279 01:02:53,101 --> 01:02:56,105 His store was firebombed on Orange Street 1280 01:02:56,105 --> 01:02:58,023 a few years prior to that. 1281 01:03:00,192 --> 01:03:03,069 No one has been identified as being responsible 1282 01:03:03,069 --> 01:03:07,784 for these crimes, and there's never been any, 1283 01:03:07,784 --> 01:03:11,871 anything said to be the motivation for such crimes. 1284 01:03:14,831 --> 01:03:17,668 Violence is always in Jamaica. 1285 01:03:17,668 --> 01:03:20,962 I've been seeing this since I was a child. 1286 01:03:20,962 --> 01:03:23,757 Nobody get charged for it. 1287 01:03:23,757 --> 01:03:27,511 Nothing came out of it. It's just, just end there. 1288 01:03:29,179 --> 01:03:31,348 Winston Riley is a, a good man, 1289 01:03:31,348 --> 01:03:33,141 is a great man because he help me out. 1290 01:03:33,141 --> 01:03:35,228 But after he died, 1291 01:03:35,228 --> 01:03:38,105 I have to fight for what is rightfully mine. 1292 01:03:51,034 --> 01:03:52,578 Reebok Skyscape, 1293 01:03:52,578 --> 01:03:54,871 so comfortable, you'll forget you have them on. 1294 01:03:56,040 --> 01:03:58,041 Is that a Reebok commercial on TV? 1295 01:03:58,041 --> 01:04:00,545 Reebok commercial that's playing over and over again. 1296 01:04:00,545 --> 01:04:02,712 I would be like, "Mommy, you need to get a real lawyer, 1297 01:04:02,712 --> 01:04:04,590 like someone who can actually look up this stuff 1298 01:04:04,590 --> 01:04:07,552 and tell you, 'No, we have to do something about this.'" 1299 01:04:09,302 --> 01:04:11,764 I seek some legal advice 1300 01:04:11,764 --> 01:04:13,223 from a couple of attorneys 1301 01:04:13,223 --> 01:04:16,393 to see if I can get some compensation. 1302 01:04:16,393 --> 01:04:19,397 Thirty-two years, and I've never collected a cent. 1303 01:04:19,397 --> 01:04:22,275 So I told them that I just need 50% 1304 01:04:22,275 --> 01:04:26,529 of what everything now, and looking forward, 1305 01:04:26,529 --> 01:04:30,407 and plus whatever they owe me in that thirty-two years. 1306 01:04:33,369 --> 01:04:36,831 I got a call and I say, 'Hey, this is Kurt Riley, 1307 01:04:36,831 --> 01:04:38,415 Winston's son.' 1308 01:04:38,415 --> 01:04:40,041 And they just went off on me. 1309 01:04:40,041 --> 01:04:41,252 "Talk to my lawyer!" 1310 01:04:43,128 --> 01:04:44,422 Spoke to the lawyer, 1311 01:04:44,422 --> 01:04:46,632 and you know, was saying, "Boy, you know, Sister Nancy." 1312 01:04:46,632 --> 01:04:48,092 So I said, "Hey. 1313 01:04:49,427 --> 01:04:53,723 I'm not here to quarrel. 1314 01:04:53,723 --> 01:04:55,433 This piece of cheese is here, 1315 01:04:55,433 --> 01:04:59,145 and I don't believe she has gotten a good payday." 1316 01:04:59,145 --> 01:05:02,940 I told her, I told him say, "Oh, let's the Nancy have it, 1317 01:05:02,940 --> 01:05:04,150 let's give it to her." 1318 01:05:05,442 --> 01:05:08,069 So they gave me 10 years back 1319 01:05:08,069 --> 01:05:10,447 for the whole album. 1320 01:05:10,447 --> 01:05:14,451 Plus Mr. Riley have 50, and I, and I also have 50%. 1321 01:05:15,661 --> 01:05:17,788 And I'm just grateful, that's all. 1322 01:05:18,998 --> 01:05:21,208 Kriss Kross sample it, Rihanna sample it. 1323 01:05:21,208 --> 01:05:23,002 Kanye West sample it. It was, it's, it's been... 1324 01:05:23,002 --> 01:05:24,337 Beyonce too? 1325 01:05:24,337 --> 01:05:27,547 Beyonce sample on, when she do live performances. 1326 01:05:32,136 --> 01:05:33,304 It's widely sampled. 1327 01:05:33,304 --> 01:05:34,721 It's the most sample tune, 1328 01:05:34,721 --> 01:05:37,266 but it's been in sample so much, so much times. 1329 01:05:37,266 --> 01:05:38,601 But that's good for me. 1330 01:05:38,601 --> 01:05:39,476 Yeah, financially. 1331 01:05:39,476 --> 01:05:40,311 Yes, it is. 1332 01:05:40,311 --> 01:05:41,311 Because the cheques keep rolling in. 1333 01:05:41,311 --> 01:05:43,480 Yes, yes, it is, yes. And I, and I love that. 1334 01:05:44,940 --> 01:05:45,815 It's in commercials, 1335 01:05:45,815 --> 01:05:48,735 it's in movies, it's in TV shows. 1336 01:05:48,735 --> 01:05:50,654 Just imagine, if she would've known this 1337 01:05:50,654 --> 01:05:54,324 like 30 years ago, where things could be for her. 1338 01:05:54,324 --> 01:05:59,788 And unfortunately, she was only able to get the last 10 years. 1339 01:05:59,788 --> 01:06:02,040 So even the full amount that was due to her, 1340 01:06:02,040 --> 01:06:03,166 she didn't get. 1341 01:06:04,918 --> 01:06:07,337 She's actually, you know, a real hero 1342 01:06:07,337 --> 01:06:11,007 in the sense that she went and fought for her royalties 1343 01:06:11,007 --> 01:06:12,342 on the 'One, Two' album. 1344 01:06:12,342 --> 01:06:14,679 She was awarded her 50 % of the record, 1345 01:06:14,679 --> 01:06:16,681 and that is, you know, historical. 1346 01:06:17,723 --> 01:06:19,516 We saw her momentum growing, 1347 01:06:19,516 --> 01:06:21,101 her brand growing, her name. 1348 01:06:22,645 --> 01:06:24,897 You know, her bank job was always coming up. 1349 01:06:24,897 --> 01:06:26,815 It was kind of in conflict with shows 1350 01:06:26,815 --> 01:06:28,734 that were being offered to us. 1351 01:06:28,734 --> 01:06:29,694 "Oh, I have to work." 1352 01:06:29,694 --> 01:06:31,569 "Why are you working at this bank?" 1353 01:06:32,737 --> 01:06:33,781 My supervisor, 1354 01:06:33,781 --> 01:06:35,366 I know she was gonna fire me too 1355 01:06:35,366 --> 01:06:37,201 'cause she was getting tired of me. 1356 01:06:37,201 --> 01:06:40,203 She said all the time, "Nancy, every weekend 1357 01:06:40,203 --> 01:06:41,706 there's something wrong with you!" 1358 01:06:44,040 --> 01:06:46,168 Oh holy, there was terrible. 1359 01:06:47,545 --> 01:06:50,880 I quit work in the bank. 1360 01:06:50,880 --> 01:06:52,382 You know, I can stay home, 1361 01:06:52,382 --> 01:06:53,717 I don't have to do anything. 1362 01:06:53,717 --> 01:06:56,721 I stay home and, and just live off the royalties of my songs. 1363 01:06:59,098 --> 01:07:00,808 Me stop working is the best thing 1364 01:07:00,808 --> 01:07:02,476 I've ever done. 1365 01:07:02,476 --> 01:07:05,563 I've never been so relaxed, never been so comfortable. 1366 01:07:10,150 --> 01:07:12,069 This peace of mind. 1367 01:07:12,069 --> 01:07:15,239 You know, never have the ability or the privilege 1368 01:07:15,239 --> 01:07:17,574 of doing stuff that I can do now. 1369 01:07:32,672 --> 01:07:34,090 We just wanna wish Sister Nancy 1370 01:07:34,090 --> 01:07:37,094 all the best in life. 1371 01:07:37,094 --> 01:07:38,971 Yes, just be seen in this new now. 1372 01:07:38,971 --> 01:07:41,306 You know, it's it's the new world. 1373 01:07:41,306 --> 01:07:43,016 Be my voice, be my ears, 1374 01:07:43,016 --> 01:07:45,268 be my everything tonight for me and Matty. 1375 01:07:45,268 --> 01:07:48,313 Make people enjoy me, and I enjoy them. 1376 01:07:48,313 --> 01:07:52,150 The merciful heir, King Selassie, Ras Tafari. 1377 01:07:53,485 --> 01:07:54,819 Very happy for her. 1378 01:07:54,819 --> 01:07:57,281 She deserves it more than anybody. 1379 01:07:57,281 --> 01:07:59,699 It's unfortunate that that happened to her, 1380 01:07:59,699 --> 01:08:02,119 but I'm, I'm, I'm just glad it turned around. 1381 01:08:02,119 --> 01:08:05,623 One more time. Are you ready to welcome 1382 01:08:05,623 --> 01:08:09,459 the original Sister Nancy?! 1383 01:08:11,294 --> 01:08:15,173 Not many people in their career 1384 01:08:15,173 --> 01:08:18,803 can say they struck a chord. 1385 01:08:18,803 --> 01:08:21,347 It's magical when that happens. 1386 01:08:22,556 --> 01:08:26,936 When I look at Sister Nancy, I see the fight in her. 1387 01:08:26,936 --> 01:08:30,606 She's more than just an artist. 1388 01:08:30,606 --> 01:08:33,400 She represent a lot for all the young female crowd, 1389 01:08:33,400 --> 01:08:34,651 the young generation. 1390 01:08:34,651 --> 01:08:37,905 It's always crazy to see that the first row 1391 01:08:37,905 --> 01:08:41,157 is full of young women that identified with Nancy 1392 01:08:41,157 --> 01:08:42,618 because she's got this power. 1393 01:08:42,618 --> 01:08:43,494 ♪ Ram Dance Daughter ♪ by Sister Nancy 1394 01:08:43,494 --> 01:08:49,124 ♪ She boom ♪ Boom! 1395 01:08:49,124 --> 01:08:50,209 ♪ She boom, boom, boom, boom, boom ♪ 1396 01:08:50,209 --> 01:08:56,005 ♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom ♪ 1397 01:08:56,005 --> 01:08:58,843 ♪ Boom, boom, when I say boom, you say Mama ♪ 1398 01:08:58,843 --> 01:08:59,718 Oh! 1399 01:08:59,718 --> 01:09:01,719 ♪ When I say boom, you say Mama ♪ 1400 01:09:01,719 --> 01:09:02,596 Oh! 1401 01:09:02,596 --> 01:09:04,557 ♪ When I say boom, you say Mama ♪ 1402 01:09:04,557 --> 01:09:05,432 Boom! 1403 01:09:05,432 --> 01:09:07,476 ♪ When I say boom, you say boom ♪ 1404 01:09:07,476 --> 01:09:08,352 Boom! 1405 01:09:08,352 --> 01:09:09,727 ♪ Ya ram dance daughter ♪ 1406 01:09:11,730 --> 01:09:15,151 ♪ Sister Nancy a the ram dance daughter ♪ 1407 01:09:15,151 --> 01:09:16,901 ♪ She a the ram dance ♪ 1408 01:09:16,901 --> 01:09:32,543 ♪ The ram dance ♪ 1409 01:09:32,543 --> 01:09:38,382 ♪ She boom ♪ Boom! 1410 01:09:38,382 --> 01:09:40,551 ♪ When I say boom, you say boom ♪ 1411 01:09:40,551 --> 01:09:41,384 Boom! 1412 01:09:41,384 --> 01:09:42,428 Original. 1413 01:09:46,264 --> 01:09:48,642 From New York, 1414 01:09:48,642 --> 01:09:52,062 Ebro in the Morning on Hot 97 . 1415 01:09:52,521 --> 01:09:53,731 It's Ebro in the Morning. 1416 01:09:53,731 --> 01:09:55,523 Laura Styles, wrestling shirt Rosenberg, 1417 01:09:55,523 --> 01:09:58,401 and Sister Nancy, Miss Bam Bam. 1418 01:09:58,401 --> 01:09:59,320 Bam Bam. 1419 01:09:59,320 --> 01:10:00,821 Now what a Bam Bam. 1420 01:10:00,821 --> 01:10:02,615 Now we got... Nancy, before we get in, 1421 01:10:02,615 --> 01:10:04,407 you have some t-shirts... Yes. 1422 01:10:04,407 --> 01:10:05,450 ... And things. We're gonna be making sure 1423 01:10:05,450 --> 01:10:06,576 that people could get their hands on, 1424 01:10:06,576 --> 01:10:07,785 'cause you are the original. 1425 01:10:07,785 --> 01:10:09,829 I am. 1426 01:10:09,829 --> 01:10:11,080 And the T's. 1427 01:10:11,080 --> 01:10:13,625 That clip from 'Ebro in the Morning' really resonated 1428 01:10:13,625 --> 01:10:15,252 with people, you know. It got views, 1429 01:10:15,252 --> 01:10:17,504 it got people talking about Sister Nancy. 1430 01:10:17,504 --> 01:10:19,464 After the show aired, 1431 01:10:19,464 --> 01:10:21,842 I got a call from Roc Nation 1432 01:10:21,842 --> 01:10:27,431 saying Jay-Z is doing a video production in Jamaica, 1433 01:10:27,431 --> 01:10:29,933 and he'd like Sister Nancy to be in it. 1434 01:10:29,933 --> 01:10:31,560 You know, "Can you arrange that?" 1435 01:10:31,560 --> 01:10:35,772 Nancy was like, "Gravy, what does Jay-Z want with me?" 1436 01:10:35,772 --> 01:10:38,025 I said, "Nancy, I don't know, but let's go and you know, 1437 01:10:38,025 --> 01:10:38,942 talk to him." 1438 01:10:39,776 --> 01:10:41,820 We were making 4:44. 1439 01:10:41,820 --> 01:10:43,112 We were on Jay all the time. 1440 01:10:43,112 --> 01:10:44,530 Like, don't forget about this beat. 1441 01:10:44,530 --> 01:10:45,615 Don't forget about this beat. 1442 01:10:45,615 --> 01:10:46,909 We have to do this beat. 1443 01:10:46,909 --> 01:10:47,951 We gotta do the 'Bam Bam' beat. 1444 01:10:49,119 --> 01:10:50,913 When we completed the track, 1445 01:10:50,913 --> 01:10:54,666 we go to Jamaica to shoot the video. 1446 01:10:54,666 --> 01:10:58,462 I'd never been to Tuff Gong Studios. 1447 01:10:58,462 --> 01:10:59,963 And then when we were there, 1448 01:10:59,963 --> 01:11:02,799 they said, "Oh, Sister Nancy's gonna come by." 1449 01:11:02,799 --> 01:11:05,134 Once we arrived at Tuff Gong, 1450 01:11:05,134 --> 01:11:08,806 Jay-Z and Damian are inside, just got right into, you know, 1451 01:11:08,806 --> 01:11:11,849 a very natural conversation. 1452 01:11:11,849 --> 01:11:13,936 They were just filming in the studio, 1453 01:11:13,936 --> 01:11:16,730 and they wanted to get B-roll for the video. 1454 01:11:16,730 --> 01:11:18,982 So I just started playing music, 1455 01:11:18,982 --> 01:11:20,484 but just straight outta my laptop. 1456 01:11:20,484 --> 01:11:24,196 Just went through sort of a history of reggae music. 1457 01:11:24,196 --> 01:11:25,990 Everybody was vibing and understanding 1458 01:11:25,990 --> 01:11:27,657 this history of music. 1459 01:11:27,657 --> 01:11:30,494 And then it was put up a microphone, 1460 01:11:30,494 --> 01:11:33,329 and she's gonna voice over this rhythm. 1461 01:11:33,329 --> 01:11:34,289 And I recorded her-- 1462 01:11:34,289 --> 01:11:36,791 ♪ Nancy write the crispest lyrics ♪ 1463 01:11:36,791 --> 01:11:40,129 ♪ And when you hear dem ya sound like a crispy biscuit ♪ 1464 01:11:40,129 --> 01:11:42,839 ♪ You come ina de place so me seh well well slick ♪ 1465 01:11:42,839 --> 01:11:44,674 ♪ Seh Bam Bam ♪ 1466 01:11:44,674 --> 01:11:47,093 ♪ Seh what a Bam Bam ♪ 1467 01:11:47,093 --> 01:11:48,387 ♪ In a Bam Bam dilla ♪ 1468 01:11:48,387 --> 01:11:50,179 ♪ Me say Bam Bam Bam Bam ♪ 1469 01:11:50,179 --> 01:11:51,723 ♪ Bam Bam Bam Bam ♪ 1470 01:11:51,723 --> 01:11:53,182 ♪ What a Bam Bam ♪ 1471 01:11:53,683 --> 01:11:57,187 Jay-Z was filming it on his iPhone. 1472 01:11:57,187 --> 01:11:59,356 And he said at the end, he goes, 1473 01:11:59,356 --> 01:12:00,566 "I'm gonna send this to my wife." 1474 01:12:01,482 --> 01:12:02,692 I'm not the biggest person 1475 01:12:02,692 --> 01:12:05,029 that gets intimidated by stars, 1476 01:12:05,029 --> 01:12:07,990 but when Sister Nancy came, it was a big thing. 1477 01:12:07,990 --> 01:12:10,700 Jay-Z definitely had questions 1478 01:12:10,700 --> 01:12:13,870 that he wanted to ask Nancy. 1479 01:12:13,870 --> 01:12:17,583 He goes, "What's the crispy biscuit?" 1480 01:12:17,583 --> 01:12:21,003 He kept talking about how timeless the song is. 1481 01:12:21,003 --> 01:12:24,088 He told Nancy that she's a huge artist, 1482 01:12:24,088 --> 01:12:26,215 and she said, "I am?" 1483 01:12:26,215 --> 01:12:28,593 And he said, "Oh, you're humble too. I like that." 1484 01:12:29,303 --> 01:12:33,057 This is freestyling Bam Bam, just like that. 1485 01:12:33,057 --> 01:12:34,557 I didn't write it. 1486 01:12:34,557 --> 01:12:35,892 "Man, that must feel good, like, 1487 01:12:35,892 --> 01:12:37,102 to make something so timeless." 1488 01:12:37,102 --> 01:12:38,102 Of course. 1489 01:12:38,102 --> 01:12:41,731 To see him put Nancy on the pedestal that he did 1490 01:12:41,731 --> 01:12:45,444 was just surreal to me. I think to her too. 1491 01:12:45,444 --> 01:12:46,779 He took the time out to find me, 1492 01:12:46,779 --> 01:12:48,655 and take me with him to Jamaic, 1493 01:12:48,655 --> 01:12:50,240 and take me the studio with hi. 1494 01:12:50,240 --> 01:12:52,159 Let me be a part of his work. 1495 01:12:52,159 --> 01:12:53,243 And he told me, he said I had to find, 1496 01:12:53,243 --> 01:12:55,079 he said he thought I was dead. 1497 01:12:55,079 --> 01:12:56,914 He didn't even know that I was alive. 1498 01:12:58,790 --> 01:13:01,168 And he said, that I can't believe so much people 1499 01:13:01,168 --> 01:13:04,129 sampled this tune, and never get you in person. 1500 01:13:04,129 --> 01:13:05,755 He sought me out. 1501 01:13:05,755 --> 01:13:06,923 Yeah, and I appreciate that. 1502 01:13:06,923 --> 01:13:08,424 The power of mainstream media, 1503 01:13:08,424 --> 01:13:10,552 and shouts to Ebro and Hot 97. 1504 01:13:10,552 --> 01:13:12,471 They really helped get her story out there 1505 01:13:12,471 --> 01:13:14,431 in a way that resonated with people, 1506 01:13:14,431 --> 01:13:17,101 including Jay-Z and Beyoncé. 1507 01:13:17,101 --> 01:13:20,812 It's definitely a turning point in Nancy's career, I think. 1508 01:13:24,691 --> 01:13:26,485 I know my music make people feel good 1509 01:13:26,485 --> 01:13:28,904 'cause I've, I've heard it many times. 1510 01:13:28,904 --> 01:13:31,115 It's mostly young people. 1511 01:13:31,115 --> 01:13:33,409 Sometime I really ask them how them know about me 1512 01:13:33,409 --> 01:13:35,660 because my music is much older than them. 1513 01:13:37,329 --> 01:13:39,748 I always have a nice time with my people. 1514 01:13:43,794 --> 01:13:46,463 Recently there has been a lot of attention 1515 01:13:46,463 --> 01:13:51,176 being paid to 'Bam Bam,' Sister Nancy's version. 1516 01:13:51,176 --> 01:13:52,553 And that's good to see. 1517 01:13:54,303 --> 01:13:58,307 Today, in order to celebrate Sister Nancy, 1518 01:13:58,307 --> 01:14:01,895 the rhythm track must not be sidelined 1519 01:14:01,895 --> 01:14:06,400 as a huge part of the success of the song. 1520 01:14:34,887 --> 01:14:37,306 In this, Chinna Smith, Fully Fullwood, 1521 01:14:37,306 --> 01:14:41,477 Santa Davis, Tony Chin, 1522 01:14:41,477 --> 01:14:43,437 and Ansel Collins. 1523 01:14:45,521 --> 01:14:46,940 With Stylog-- 1524 01:14:46,940 --> 01:14:48,066 Stalag. 1525 01:14:48,066 --> 01:14:49,151 Styleg-- 1526 01:14:49,151 --> 01:14:50,067 Stalag. 1527 01:14:50,067 --> 01:14:51,695 Styleg. 1528 01:14:51,695 --> 01:14:52,529 Sta-lag. 1529 01:14:52,529 --> 01:14:54,030 17. I know-- 1530 01:14:54,030 --> 01:14:56,200 It goes sta-la-lag, and sty-leg. 1531 01:14:56,200 --> 01:14:57,034 Sta-la-leg. 1532 01:14:57,034 --> 01:15:00,036 St-st-st-st-st. Staleg 17. 1533 01:15:00,036 --> 01:15:00,829 Rhythm. 1534 01:15:02,664 --> 01:15:05,083 One of the best rhythms ever created, 1535 01:15:05,083 --> 01:15:07,585 Stalag rhythm is just, is genius. 1536 01:15:07,585 --> 01:15:08,920 When you say classic, that might not even be 1537 01:15:08,920 --> 01:15:10,213 a strong enough word. 1538 01:15:10,213 --> 01:15:12,132 It's just, just legendary rhythm. 1539 01:15:13,258 --> 01:15:15,718 The version that they made, the Stalag 17 1540 01:15:15,718 --> 01:15:17,513 is from 1974. 1541 01:15:17,513 --> 01:15:19,889 I think it's the greatest rhythm in the dancehall. 1542 01:15:19,889 --> 01:15:22,142 I know ah the greatest history that dancehall 1543 01:15:22,142 --> 01:15:24,102 ever make, Stagalag. And that's the truth. 1544 01:15:25,603 --> 01:15:28,315 These are the men who play the original Stagalag. 1545 01:15:30,025 --> 01:15:31,151 Now hold on, where's bredrin? 1546 01:15:31,151 --> 01:15:32,736 Me can't work with this set up the way it-- 1547 01:15:32,736 --> 01:15:33,986 Hi, sis. 1548 01:15:33,986 --> 01:15:35,614 When I did 'Bam Bam,' I was 20. 1549 01:15:35,614 --> 01:15:36,949 These men, they look so great. 1550 01:15:39,159 --> 01:15:41,661 Greetings. 1551 01:15:41,661 --> 01:15:44,914 I really feel joy just in the same room with the. 1552 01:15:48,794 --> 01:15:51,254 You come in, just wan feel the energy ah dem, 1553 01:15:51,254 --> 01:15:52,673 you see mi? 1554 01:15:52,673 --> 01:15:54,590 It's just great, great energy. 1555 01:15:54,590 --> 01:15:56,677 And and I did, I, I felt them. 1556 01:15:56,677 --> 01:15:57,928 I really felt them. 1557 01:15:57,928 --> 01:15:58,803 Let's run the mic. 1558 01:16:01,181 --> 01:16:02,807 ♪ What a Bam Bam ♪ 1559 01:16:06,770 --> 01:16:08,437 ♪ Sey what a Bam Bam ♪ 1560 01:16:10,273 --> 01:16:11,607 Level, level pon di mic. 1561 01:16:13,442 --> 01:16:15,279 ♪ Sweet voice ♪ 1562 01:16:15,279 --> 01:16:17,489 ♪ Make the mic trot ♪ 1563 01:16:17,489 --> 01:16:20,284 ♪ Muma Nancy, she have a sweet voice ♪ 1564 01:16:20,284 --> 01:16:23,286 ♪ Engineer, make the mic trot ♪ 1565 01:16:23,286 --> 01:16:25,998 ♪ Sister Nancy, she have a nice voice ♪ 1566 01:16:25,998 --> 01:16:27,124 ♪ Level ♪ 1567 01:16:27,124 --> 01:16:28,458 ♪ Level pon di mic ♪ 1568 01:16:41,513 --> 01:16:44,223 They haven't seen themselves for over 20 years 1569 01:16:44,223 --> 01:16:46,642 together in the same studio. 1570 01:16:46,642 --> 01:16:48,102 Like you revert something. 1571 01:16:50,355 --> 01:16:52,441 Magic, magic. 1572 01:16:52,441 --> 01:16:55,026 What happening is magic. 1573 01:16:55,026 --> 01:16:57,654 ♪ You know from mi head, straight down to mi toe ♪ 1574 01:16:57,654 --> 01:16:59,071 ♪ Until Ey ♪ 1575 01:17:08,373 --> 01:17:10,709 ♪ Nancy a number 1 ♪ 1576 01:17:10,709 --> 01:17:12,002 ♪ Bam Bam dilla ♪ 1577 01:17:12,002 --> 01:17:13,419 ♪ Sey Bam Bam Bam ♪ 1578 01:17:13,419 --> 01:17:16,380 ♪ Original. Stagalag ♪ 1579 01:17:16,380 --> 01:17:19,051 ♪ Sey Bam Bam dilly-dilly- dilly-dilly-Bam ♪ 1580 01:17:19,051 --> 01:17:20,384 All of these great men, 1581 01:17:20,384 --> 01:17:21,844 they're not getting anything. 1582 01:17:21,844 --> 01:17:24,347 They did so wonderful job, and dem nuh get nothing. 1583 01:17:35,025 --> 01:17:36,109 The musician, true. 1584 01:17:45,243 --> 01:17:47,913 Back in the days, most of us artists, 1585 01:17:47,913 --> 01:17:50,915 original foundation DJs like myself, 1586 01:17:50,915 --> 01:17:52,709 just want your voice to be heard. 1587 01:17:52,709 --> 01:17:55,504 I want the people to know Sister Nancy's here, 1588 01:17:55,504 --> 01:17:56,713 and she's coming. 1589 01:17:56,713 --> 01:17:59,090 Look out for her, support me. 1590 01:17:59,090 --> 01:18:01,051 ♪ What a dance up ♪ 1591 01:18:01,051 --> 01:18:01,968 ♪ Sey Bam Bam ♪ 1592 01:18:01,968 --> 01:18:03,928 ♪ Sey dilly-dilly-dilla Bam ♪ 1593 01:18:03,928 --> 01:18:06,722 ♪ Sey Bam, a Nancy is number 1 ♪ 1594 01:18:06,722 --> 01:18:09,558 ♪ Original Stagalag ♪ 1595 01:18:09,558 --> 01:18:11,061 ♪ Ey! ♪ 1596 01:18:11,061 --> 01:18:15,315 Musicians go in the studio, feel a vibe. 1597 01:18:15,315 --> 01:18:18,276 Somebody might come up with a look. 1598 01:18:18,276 --> 01:18:23,240 And it's not like abroad, 1599 01:18:23,240 --> 01:18:26,575 where you have a composer and an arranger. 1600 01:18:26,575 --> 01:18:28,160 In Jamaica, you just go in the studio, 1601 01:18:28,160 --> 01:18:30,664 hold a vibe, and something comes out. 1602 01:18:38,004 --> 01:18:41,590 You find a lot of money is out there for people to make. 1603 01:18:41,590 --> 01:18:44,218 And at that point, you see a lot of people scrambling 1604 01:18:44,218 --> 01:18:47,431 to see whose song it is, who must be credited, 1605 01:18:47,431 --> 01:18:49,432 who must get paid, and so on. 1606 01:19:00,444 --> 01:19:04,114 It gets big, and then hear, "Oh, I played the bass on that." 1607 01:19:04,114 --> 01:19:05,449 "But is I who play the piano." 1608 01:19:05,449 --> 01:19:08,325 "I help the artist with the lyrics." 1609 01:19:08,325 --> 01:19:12,289 And we get in this big mix up that we are still having 1610 01:19:12,289 --> 01:19:14,499 to try and decipher. 1611 01:19:50,994 --> 01:19:53,204 Ansel told him that he gave him that punchline, 1612 01:19:53,204 --> 01:19:56,040 "Bum bum, bum, buma bum bum bum bum." 1613 01:19:56,040 --> 01:19:57,750 Ansel told him that him give him that, 1614 01:19:57,750 --> 01:20:00,669 and he ah say, "Ansel never give him that." 1615 01:20:00,669 --> 01:20:03,923 I plays a lot of songs 1616 01:20:03,923 --> 01:20:06,176 that I don't get credit for. 1617 01:20:06,968 --> 01:20:08,678 None of us get credit for that. 1618 01:20:08,678 --> 01:20:10,888 And all the while people come and talk 'bout them, 1619 01:20:10,888 --> 01:20:14,183 give this and dem give that because of the money. 1620 01:20:14,183 --> 01:20:15,727 It pisses me off. 1621 01:20:15,727 --> 01:20:17,728 I don't want do that again. 1622 01:20:17,728 --> 01:20:23,360 I just want life to live, and play my music until I die. 1623 01:20:23,360 --> 01:20:25,236 So when I hear those thing, 1624 01:20:25,236 --> 01:20:27,905 I don't want in a argument with nobody. 1625 01:20:27,905 --> 01:20:29,156 I don't want no glory. 1626 01:20:29,156 --> 01:20:32,744 I just want to live until I die, playing music. 1627 01:20:32,744 --> 01:20:34,995 So I'm gone. 1628 01:20:36,080 --> 01:20:41,544 Many of the producers who kept the artists in the dark 1629 01:20:41,544 --> 01:20:45,423 should be ashamed of themself having done that. 1630 01:20:45,423 --> 01:20:49,093 So she's as much of victim as are the band members, 1631 01:20:49,093 --> 01:20:51,012 among everybody else. 1632 01:21:05,569 --> 01:21:06,736 Ansel. 1633 01:21:06,736 --> 01:21:08,112 The original 'Stalag.' 1634 01:21:08,112 --> 01:21:11,575 To be honest, I don't quite remember. 1635 01:21:11,575 --> 01:21:12,741 It was done, it was produced, 1636 01:21:12,741 --> 01:21:15,078 but I was not physically there 1637 01:21:15,078 --> 01:21:17,789 because I was not allowed to be there 1638 01:21:17,789 --> 01:21:21,500 because mommy not having it. 1639 01:21:31,969 --> 01:21:34,097 Westbury Music, they have the license 1640 01:21:34,097 --> 01:21:36,432 for the 'One, Two' album. 1641 01:21:36,432 --> 01:21:38,435 The Westbury Music is responsible 1642 01:21:38,435 --> 01:21:41,771 for Techniques catalogs, and they're based in England. 1643 01:21:41,771 --> 01:21:42,938 London, England. 1644 01:21:44,441 --> 01:21:45,609 Shall I give you an update? 1645 01:21:45,609 --> 01:21:47,360 Yeah. Of course. 1646 01:21:47,360 --> 01:21:49,404 Right. So yeah, lots to catch up on. 1647 01:21:50,614 --> 01:21:53,157 This is the year where things are gonna start happening. 1648 01:21:53,157 --> 01:21:56,535 The priority is preparing for the 40th anniversary 1649 01:21:56,535 --> 01:21:57,745 vinyl release. Mm-hmm. 1650 01:21:57,745 --> 01:21:59,830 You know, the publishing rights are all very well managed, 1651 01:21:59,830 --> 01:22:01,458 all good, no issues there. 1652 01:22:01,458 --> 01:22:02,959 But the masters, no one's done anything with. 1653 01:22:02,959 --> 01:22:05,544 I'm sorry, what is the masters? 1654 01:22:05,544 --> 01:22:06,670 The recordings. 1655 01:22:06,670 --> 01:22:09,173 The, like the actual voice that I voiced? 1656 01:22:09,173 --> 01:22:11,092 No the actual, the, the record, 1657 01:22:11,092 --> 01:22:12,802 the recording of 'Bam Bam' that you did. 1658 01:22:12,802 --> 01:22:13,969 When I went to the studio that day? 1659 01:22:13,969 --> 01:22:15,472 Yeah, that recording on that album. 1660 01:22:15,472 --> 01:22:16,764 That's a master? 1661 01:22:16,764 --> 01:22:18,849 Yes, that's a master recording. So where it is? 1662 01:22:19,976 --> 01:22:21,645 The Riley's should have it. 1663 01:22:21,645 --> 01:22:22,978 Of course. 1664 01:22:24,021 --> 01:22:26,316 I have no idea. 1665 01:22:26,316 --> 01:22:27,441 No idea. 1666 01:22:28,485 --> 01:22:32,155 One of the reasons nothing has happened 1667 01:22:32,155 --> 01:22:35,157 with the recordings is because nobody knows 1668 01:22:35,157 --> 01:22:36,325 where the tapes are. 1669 01:22:36,325 --> 01:22:37,826 That's terrible. 1670 01:22:37,826 --> 01:22:40,704 They exist somewhere. Someone's got them, absolutely. 1671 01:22:40,704 --> 01:22:42,374 Someone has to have it. 1672 01:22:42,374 --> 01:22:44,084 Of course someone will have to have it. 1673 01:22:44,084 --> 01:22:46,127 But yeah, I can't answer that. 1674 01:22:46,127 --> 01:22:47,712 We've got, I've got a few bits here. 1675 01:23:00,724 --> 01:23:02,227 Interesting. 1676 01:23:22,038 --> 01:23:23,248 Tapes. 1677 01:23:23,248 --> 01:23:25,208 Original tapes. - Original tapes. 1678 01:23:25,208 --> 01:23:25,874 'Stagalag.' 1679 01:23:25,874 --> 01:23:27,710 Bloodclot. What? 1680 01:23:27,710 --> 01:23:28,919 Okay. 1681 01:23:28,919 --> 01:23:30,547 How you mean? 1682 01:23:31,714 --> 01:23:33,090 What's that? 1683 01:23:33,090 --> 01:23:35,927 That's original tapes for the reel to reel. 1684 01:23:35,927 --> 01:23:38,221 Really? Mek me listen. 1685 01:23:38,221 --> 01:23:40,056 That's incredible. 1686 01:23:40,056 --> 01:23:41,849 Dat a weh mi a talk bout. 1687 01:23:41,849 --> 01:23:44,393 Dat a Mr. Riley a found di something. 1688 01:23:44,936 --> 01:23:46,312 There? 1689 01:23:47,230 --> 01:23:49,273 This is a big piece of history. 1690 01:23:50,232 --> 01:23:51,901 Neil, how you doing? 1691 01:23:52,776 --> 01:23:55,571 Okay, bit of a random request. 1692 01:23:55,571 --> 01:23:57,449 Have you got the facility to play 1693 01:23:57,449 --> 01:23:59,743 a two and a quarter inch tape? 1694 01:23:59,743 --> 01:24:01,369 Two and a quarter inch? 1695 01:24:01,369 --> 01:24:02,579 Two and a quarter. 1696 01:24:02,579 --> 01:24:04,664 Just wanna see what it is. I think it's 'Stalag.' 1697 01:24:04,664 --> 01:24:06,249 I think I've got 'Stalag.' 1698 01:24:08,084 --> 01:24:10,628 Can I put you on hold for a second? 1699 01:24:10,628 --> 01:24:11,920 Hold on, Neil. 1700 01:24:13,255 --> 01:24:15,299 So you are gonna see Mad Professor tomorrow? 1701 01:24:15,299 --> 01:24:16,217 Yes. 1702 01:24:16,217 --> 01:24:17,427 He's got a two inch tape machine. 1703 01:24:32,484 --> 01:24:36,446 All right, so we gotta go there. 1704 01:24:36,446 --> 01:24:38,655 This is the original tape. 1705 01:24:40,950 --> 01:24:44,495 Let's go from the top, and play what seems to be 1706 01:24:44,495 --> 01:24:47,956 the original four tracks. 1707 01:24:48,624 --> 01:24:51,878 ♪ Stalag 17 ♪ 1708 01:25:00,178 --> 01:25:02,638 The original musicians, 1709 01:25:04,139 --> 01:25:06,683 I am aware of, they're asking who did this, 1710 01:25:06,683 --> 01:25:07,893 and who did that. 1711 01:25:07,893 --> 01:25:10,646 I know somewhere along the line, 1712 01:25:10,646 --> 01:25:12,356 some wrong was probably done. 1713 01:25:21,156 --> 01:25:23,243 I know I've heard some musicians say, 1714 01:25:23,243 --> 01:25:25,120 "If we go to the master tape." 1715 01:25:25,120 --> 01:25:27,079 Most of the times, that's lost. 1716 01:25:27,079 --> 01:25:29,164 If you find, it is difficult to getting 1717 01:25:29,164 --> 01:25:31,750 the crisp information from it. 1718 01:25:35,797 --> 01:25:39,843 The track sheet is accurate to what's on the tape. 1719 01:25:39,843 --> 01:25:43,178 It doesn't say any names, 1720 01:25:43,178 --> 01:25:45,013 so I can't tell. 1721 01:25:45,013 --> 01:25:47,349 Track four, it says guitar. 1722 01:25:51,187 --> 01:25:54,857 Most of these instruments, they don't say who's playing. 1723 01:25:54,857 --> 01:25:55,984 It's only the vocals. 1724 01:25:55,984 --> 01:25:58,902 They might say like this, this is bass, 1725 01:25:58,902 --> 01:26:03,866 but it doesn't say, doesn't say any, any musician. 1726 01:26:03,866 --> 01:26:08,079 The musicians could know, but they may argue, 1727 01:26:08,079 --> 01:26:10,664 they may have different opinions. 1728 01:26:10,664 --> 01:26:15,210 It's not the Sister Nancy 'Bam Bam' tape. 1729 01:26:21,551 --> 01:26:23,719 So we're looking for the master. 1730 01:26:23,719 --> 01:26:26,431 Do you know where the master i? 1731 01:26:26,431 --> 01:26:27,557 We've been looking for the master. 1732 01:26:27,557 --> 01:26:32,687 I'm also looking for the master. 1733 01:26:32,687 --> 01:26:34,563 Rumour is the master is still in Jamaica, 1734 01:26:34,563 --> 01:26:35,397 but I don't have it. 1735 01:26:36,900 --> 01:26:38,651 If it was lost in a fire, then it might have been 1736 01:26:38,651 --> 01:26:40,027 at the record store. 1737 01:26:43,280 --> 01:26:45,866 There was also some kept at his house. 1738 01:26:45,866 --> 01:26:49,745 So it, it's not, it wasn't somewhere specific 1739 01:26:49,745 --> 01:26:52,749 like a warehouse where he would keep all these masters. 1740 01:26:52,749 --> 01:26:54,459 Somebody know that that's gold, 1741 01:26:54,459 --> 01:26:56,460 and they're gonna hold onto their gold. 1742 01:26:58,420 --> 01:27:01,798 In a way it kind of fits the 'Bam Bam' story 1743 01:27:01,798 --> 01:27:03,759 a little bit for me as well. 1744 01:27:03,759 --> 01:27:06,262 You know, it's, it will be resolved. 1745 01:27:06,262 --> 01:27:07,763 It's been massive. - Yeah. 1746 01:27:07,763 --> 01:27:10,557 It's been troublesome. It's been nothing. 1747 01:27:10,557 --> 01:27:11,808 Now it's massive again. 1748 01:27:11,808 --> 01:27:12,727 Again. 1749 01:27:12,727 --> 01:27:13,895 It's been all over the place, but it's, 1750 01:27:13,895 --> 01:27:15,938 we're gonna ha-- we're gonna hit a point 1751 01:27:15,938 --> 01:27:18,357 where everything is reset. 1752 01:27:18,357 --> 01:27:20,109 Reset. It has to be. 1753 01:27:20,109 --> 01:27:21,276 And that's gonna be quite exciting. 1754 01:27:21,276 --> 01:27:22,527 It has to be. 1755 01:27:22,527 --> 01:27:24,780 What I'm excited about next is, 1756 01:27:24,780 --> 01:27:29,326 I think the potential for you to collaborate if you wanted to. 1757 01:27:29,326 --> 01:27:33,664 It has to be my style. It has to be my original style. 1758 01:27:33,664 --> 01:27:36,084 I'm not gonna switch for nothing. 1759 01:27:36,084 --> 01:27:37,627 ♪ The French 75 ♪ by Janelle Monae ft. Sister Nancy 1760 01:27:37,627 --> 01:27:39,544 ♪ Original ♪ 1761 01:27:39,544 --> 01:27:41,422 ♪ When you see me ♪ 1762 01:27:41,422 --> 01:27:42,632 ♪ Ribbit ♪ 1763 01:27:42,632 --> 01:27:44,133 ♪ Some come call me DNT ♪ 1764 01:27:44,133 --> 01:27:45,802 ♪ Some call me Nancy ♪ 1765 01:27:45,802 --> 01:27:48,303 ♪ And I ah Sister Nancy with the lyrics my name ♪ 1766 01:27:48,303 --> 01:27:51,307 ♪ Mi ah di only woman DJ with degree ♪ 1767 01:27:51,307 --> 01:27:53,476 ♪ Only woman DJ with degree ♪ 1768 01:27:53,476 --> 01:27:55,395 For Sister Nancy, I wanted to honour her. 1769 01:27:55,395 --> 01:27:57,646 I wanted to pay homage to her, 1770 01:27:57,646 --> 01:27:59,356 and give her an opportunity to shine light 1771 01:27:59,356 --> 01:28:01,025 on where she is now. 1772 01:28:01,025 --> 01:28:04,027 So, I will never forget, like when she returned my call, 1773 01:28:04,027 --> 01:28:05,821 I was like, oh my god. 1774 01:28:05,821 --> 01:28:09,032 I was on the phone just like, Sister Nancy is here. 1775 01:28:09,032 --> 01:28:10,660 This is somebody that doesn't, 1776 01:28:11,410 --> 01:28:13,036 she doesn't do a lot of collaborations. 1777 01:28:13,036 --> 01:28:15,498 When you hear her, you're just like, 1778 01:28:15,498 --> 01:28:17,165 who the fuck is that? 1779 01:28:31,513 --> 01:28:34,392 Rastafari, nuff love and respect. 1780 01:28:34,392 --> 01:28:37,562 Tonight a di Bam Bam Night, with Sister Nancy 1781 01:28:37,562 --> 01:28:39,146 and Soul Syndicate. 1782 01:28:39,146 --> 01:28:40,606 You hold that Rhyme. 1783 01:28:40,606 --> 01:28:43,526 Rastafi, nuff love and respect. 1784 01:28:55,329 --> 01:28:57,164 Alright. Ouch. 1785 01:28:58,374 --> 01:28:59,541 All right. 1786 01:28:59,541 --> 01:29:01,002 Yeah, yeah, yeah, you right. 1787 01:29:01,002 --> 01:29:03,795 It's gonna be kind of a historic night for her too, 1788 01:29:03,795 --> 01:29:05,548 and for us playing, you know? 1789 01:29:05,548 --> 01:29:07,924 Because I've never played with her before. 1790 01:29:07,924 --> 01:29:11,219 I'm feeling real good. I'm feeling real positive. 1791 01:29:11,219 --> 01:29:14,389 I'm just ready to explode, you know? 1792 01:29:15,223 --> 01:29:16,558 Alright! 1793 01:29:37,579 --> 01:29:39,456 We're the horn section for Soul Syndicate. 1794 01:29:39,456 --> 01:29:40,916 It's the first time they've ever gotten to play 1795 01:29:40,916 --> 01:29:42,418 with Sister Nancy, and it's, 1796 01:29:42,418 --> 01:29:44,044 I'm honoured to be a part of that. 1797 01:29:44,044 --> 01:29:45,797 It's history in the making for sure. 1798 01:29:45,797 --> 01:29:48,590 Totally. Ditto. Yeah, it's gonna be great. 1799 01:29:51,386 --> 01:29:52,969 What I would say to Sister Nancy 1800 01:29:52,969 --> 01:29:58,226 about her legendary status is to remember her power. 1801 01:29:59,267 --> 01:30:01,603 Re-channel that within yourself, 1802 01:30:01,603 --> 01:30:04,272 and you become brand new. Simple as that. 1803 01:30:06,066 --> 01:30:07,317 I'm done. 1804 01:30:08,777 --> 01:30:10,196 Yeah! 1805 01:30:14,616 --> 01:30:16,035 I'm sending pictures to my husband, 1806 01:30:16,035 --> 01:30:17,911 and my daughter. 1807 01:30:17,911 --> 01:30:20,789 I always send pictures to them when I, when I dress up, 1808 01:30:20,789 --> 01:30:22,458 you know, sometime. 1809 01:30:22,999 --> 01:30:24,334 Yeah. 1810 01:30:25,253 --> 01:30:27,338 This look like Nancy. This is Nancy. 1811 01:30:27,338 --> 01:30:30,967 This how Nancy is getting old with age, 1812 01:30:30,967 --> 01:30:32,468 and beautiful. 1813 01:30:33,468 --> 01:30:38,516 Yeah, at 61, I'm glowing, it's wonderful. 1814 01:30:45,272 --> 01:30:46,982 ♪ You're beautiful ♪ 1815 01:31:00,036 --> 01:31:01,371 I love Sister Nancy, I don't know. 1816 01:31:01,371 --> 01:31:02,664 I, I love the music. I love her essence, 1817 01:31:02,664 --> 01:31:03,833 you know, strong Black woman 1818 01:31:03,833 --> 01:31:05,834 and she's just, she is awesome. 1819 01:31:05,834 --> 01:31:07,628 She, she is the bomb. I don't know. 1820 01:31:07,628 --> 01:31:09,045 She, she's everything, you know. 1821 01:31:09,045 --> 01:31:11,507 And, uh, I, I just love all her, all her music. 1822 01:31:11,507 --> 01:31:13,633 Yeah. 'Transport Connection.' My favorite. Yeah. 1823 01:31:13,633 --> 01:31:17,304 I like when she talks about just men questioning her, 1824 01:31:17,304 --> 01:31:19,097 and like society at large. 1825 01:31:19,097 --> 01:31:22,058 I can identify with her as an emcee as well. 1826 01:31:22,058 --> 01:31:23,852 She inspires me to just keep pushing, 1827 01:31:23,852 --> 01:31:25,521 and like believe in yourself so much 1828 01:31:25,521 --> 01:31:27,022 that you force others to. 1829 01:31:31,486 --> 01:31:34,362 Man, hip hop, praises, Queen Sister Nancy. 1830 01:31:34,362 --> 01:31:37,074 Like she's the one. 1831 01:31:37,074 --> 01:31:39,535 You know, her flowers are being given to her now. 1832 01:31:39,535 --> 01:31:42,454 See her doing shows all around the world, 1833 01:31:42,454 --> 01:31:44,581 it's such a beautiful thing. 1834 01:31:44,581 --> 01:31:46,709 I'm on my way. 1835 01:31:46,709 --> 01:31:48,377 I'm going to do what I do best, 1836 01:31:48,377 --> 01:31:50,670 other from being a mother and a wife. 1837 01:31:53,215 --> 01:31:54,633 Yeah, what I do best. 1838 01:31:57,553 --> 01:32:01,057 You know, when I think of 'Bam Bam,' 1839 01:32:01,057 --> 01:32:04,227 and when I think of song writing, 1840 01:32:04,227 --> 01:32:05,895 there's gotta be something in that song 1841 01:32:05,895 --> 01:32:08,063 that ties us all together. 1842 01:32:10,066 --> 01:32:12,567 To the point that no matter who it is, 1843 01:32:12,567 --> 01:32:15,237 and no matter what generation it is, 1844 01:32:15,237 --> 01:32:18,574 when they hear it, 1845 01:32:19,115 --> 01:32:21,118 they believe that it was written just for them. 1846 01:32:23,120 --> 01:32:25,748 And that's what Sister Nancy did with that record. 1847 01:32:34,214 --> 01:32:37,301 Sister Nancy, 40 years. 1848 01:32:37,301 --> 01:32:42,597 It's all about integrity, desire, determination. 1849 01:32:42,597 --> 01:32:44,642 That's what make you have 40 years. 1850 01:32:44,642 --> 01:32:46,936 That's what make you have Sister Nancy. 1851 01:32:50,940 --> 01:32:52,816 Hello! 1852 01:32:58,446 --> 01:33:01,075 At 60 years old, you know, I'm telling you, 1853 01:33:01,075 --> 01:33:03,035 it's like I just started. 1854 01:33:03,035 --> 01:33:05,704 It is like, I just started my career. 1855 01:33:05,704 --> 01:33:08,124 I just started, I'm telling yo. 1856 01:33:09,291 --> 01:33:12,794 She just got what was coming to her, 1857 01:33:12,794 --> 01:33:15,923 her reward, and her flowers. 1858 01:33:15,923 --> 01:33:19,384 Tonight, the legend, 1859 01:33:19,384 --> 01:33:25,724 and the first dancehall female DJ, 1860 01:33:25,724 --> 01:33:28,518 Sister Nancy! 1861 01:33:54,003 --> 01:33:56,838 ♪ Bam Bam ♪ by Sister Nancy 1862 01:34:06,389 --> 01:34:09,352 ♪ 'Ey so me seh one ting Nancy cyaan understand ♪ 1863 01:34:09,352 --> 01:34:12,187 ♪ One ting Nancy cyaan understand ♪ 1864 01:34:12,187 --> 01:34:15,023 ♪ Wah mek dem want talk bout mi ambition ♪ 1865 01:34:15,023 --> 01:34:18,361 ♪ Seh wah mek dem want talk bout mi ambition ♪ 1866 01:34:18,361 --> 01:34:21,030 I was introduced to the Queen Muma Nancy, 1867 01:34:21,030 --> 01:34:24,032 who paved the way so I and I can come stand pon stage 1868 01:34:24,032 --> 01:34:26,201 and spit the lyrics without no fear. 1869 01:34:26,201 --> 01:34:27,370 No fear. - You set the trend 1870 01:34:27,370 --> 01:34:29,204 as a matriach inna music,